F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED

Company number 03790258 ·

Active

The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.

Executive summary

F. Redfern & Sons Limited presents a strong credit profile built on a 25-year trading history, consistent profitability evidenced by retained earnings growth from £2.69M to £4.78M over the last decade, and conservative leverage at 26%. The primary risk factors are the significant increase in debtors (up 34% to £3.9M) and current liabilities (up 52% to £1.24M), which require clarification but do not undermine the fundamental strength of this asset-rich, family-owned business. The credit opinion is APPROVE, subject to satisfactory explanation of the debtor and creditor movements.

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Shareholders' funds

£5,190,656

Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1999-06-16
Employees
46 (2025 accounts · was 49 in 2024)
Registered office
Chestnut Farm, Flagg, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9QR
Postcode
SK17 9QR
Capital
7 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-10-31
Next due by
2027-07-31
Financial year end
31 October

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-06-16
Next due by
2026-06-30 Overdue
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 10130 Production of meat and poultry meat products

Officers 4 current · 5 resigned

Appointed 1999-06-16
Appointed 1999-06-16
Appointed 1999-06-16
ABATTOIR MANAGER Appointed 1999-06-16

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Public contracts won 1

£90,000 total awarded value where published.

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Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
2A GROVE PARADE, BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE SK17 6AJ2000-08-17
1 ASHFIELD ROAD, STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE SK3 8UD1999-07-06

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 100 similar companies in SK — measured against the wider sector

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (46 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1999.

The class of 1999

43%

of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold
1
Most recent registration
2015-09-29
Where
Derbyshire
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
DY432642 Derbyshire Freehold 2015-09-29

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