LIMESTONE FARMING COMPANY LIMITED, DN21 5SH : Companies House Number 00316842

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Shareholders' funds

£8,190,723

Balance sheet as at 2025-04-05

What it does

The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of arable and livestock farming, horse breeding, training and racing and property rental activities in the UK and Eire.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1936-07-25
Employees: 53 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: The Estate Office, Willoughton, Manor, Willoughton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5SH
Postcode: DN21 5SH
Capital: 2,100,000 GBP
Accounts category: Group
Charges: 6 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Next due by: 2027-01-05
Financial year end: 5 April

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-01-14

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Nature of business (SIC)

1110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
1420 Raising of other cattle and buffaloes
1460 Raising of swine/pigs
68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Officers 5 current · 3 resigned

Richard Arthur GILES Secretary

Appointed 1999-01-06

MR CLIFFORD GRAHAM ROWLES NICHOLSON Director

FARMER & COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1990-12-31

Clifford Graham ROWLES NICHOLSON Director

John William ROWLES Director

MR Bruce Henry ROWLES Director

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

LAYNES GREEN ENERGY LIMITED

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7753467 (Tier 2), registered since 2003.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
WILLOUGHTON MANOR, NR GAINSBOROUGH, LINCS DN21 5SH	2008-01-02

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 169 similar companies in DN

The largest employer among its local peers (53 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1936.

No.13 of the largest growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds companies in Doncaster →

Competitors Doncaster

1. M.F. STRAWSON LIMITED

£37,784,090
2. G.B.TURNBULL LIMITED

£22,751,053
3. R.CAUDWELL(PRODUCE)LIMITED

£18,031,071
4. WEST MOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED

£15,831,145
5. DAN ALBONE AND SON LIMITED

£15,244,217

This company ranks 13 among growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds in Doncaster.

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Property in England & Wales 9 titles

Freehold: 7
Leasehold: 2
Most recent registration: 2015-04-30
Where: Lincolnshire (7), North Lincolnshire (2)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
LL357417	Lincolnshire	Leasehold	2015-04-30	—
LL348742	Lincolnshire	Leasehold	2014-04-25	—
LL298429	Lincolnshire	Freehold	2008-07-21	—
HS340829	North Lincolnshire	Freehold	2007-10-05	—
HS340833	North Lincolnshire	Freehold	2007-10-05	—
LL288222	Lincolnshire	Freehold	2007-10-04	—
LL288292	Lincolnshire	Freehold	2007-10-04	—
LL288293	Lincolnshire	Freehold	2007-10-04	—
LL109487	Lincolnshire	Freehold	1995-09-14	—

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