WILLIAM PROCTER LIMITED
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Executive summary
William Procter Limited represents the gold standard of financial resilience within the UK arable farming sector, operating with a debt-free, cash-rich balance sheet that insulates it from the macro pressures currently squeezing leveraged competitors. The company has successfully capitalized on favorable commodity markets to amass £2.9m in cash, representing nearly 40% of total assets, while strategically reinvesting in plant and allied agricultural services. This fortress financial positioning ensures the business is well-equipped to navigate the sector's transition away from EU subsidies and absorb any future volatility in input costs or yields.
Shareholders' funds
£6,536,804
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1982-02-08
- Employees
- 7 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- Stows Farm, Tillingham, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7TW
- Postcode
- CM0 7TW
- Capital
- 250,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-23
- Next due by
- 2027-08-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Officers 5 current · 2 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| RAFTLISPE LIMITED | 1982-03-26 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 127 similar companies in CM
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (7 staff).
Trading since 1982.
Competitors Chelmsford
This company ranks 15 among growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds in Chelmsford.
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2014-04-03
- Where
- Essex (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX639371 | Essex | Freehold | 2014-04-03 | — |
| EX749647 | Essex | Freehold | 2005-07-05 | — |
| EX874174 | Essex | Freehold | — | — |
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