S & A SOFT FRUITS LIMITED, HR1 3ET : Companies House Number 02559934

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Shareholders' funds

£15,763,300

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1990-11-19
Employees: 439 (2024 accounts · was 429 in 2023)
Registered office: Brook Farm, Marden, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 3ET
Postcode: HR1 3ET
Capital: 50,000 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 6 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-10-05
Next due by: 2026-10-19

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Nature of business (SIC)

1190 Growing of other non-perennial crops
72190 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Officers 6 current · 11 resigned

Charles DAVIES Director

Appointed 2025-05-01

MR James KERR Director

Appointed 2018-01-01

MR JAMES KERR Secretary

Appointed 2018-01-01

MR Stanley John DAVIES Director

Appointed 2016-12-07

MR Daniel Henry MARTIN Director

Appointed 2008-01-16

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Group structure

Controlled by S & A GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
THE BOX HIRE COMPANY LIMITED	1999-02-05

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
STAVERTON COURT, STAVERTON, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL51 0UX	2009-11-11
ELGAR HOUSE, HOLMER ROAD, HEREFORD, HR4 9SF	2004-10-30
MARKET SQUARE CHAMBERS, BROMYARD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR7 4BP	1999-02-04

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 10 similar companies in HR

The largest employer among its local peers (439 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1990.

Competitors Kington

2. ALLENSMORE NURSERIES LIMITED

£9,764,580
3. MONEYPEAK LIMITED

£6,549,993
4. S & A PRODUCE (UK) LIMITED

£5,950,652
5. WINDMILL HILL FRUITS LIMITED

£4,723,539
6. TAYNTON COURT FARM LIMITED

£2,522,024

This company ranks 1 among growing of other non-perennial crops in Kington.

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The class of 1990

50%

of the 20,398 companies incorporated in 1990 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.

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

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2023-02-07
Where: Herefordshire

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HE72253	Herefordshire	Leasehold	2023-02-07	—

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