Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Red House Farm, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 4SB
- Classification (SIC)
- Mixed farming (01.50 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 27/02/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 12/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-01 with updates
- 01/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Stephen John Urwin as a director on 2025-11-29
- 07/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gordon Lewis Macintyre as a director on 2025-10-02
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 01/12/2025Due 15/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 01/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 01/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£15.70M2025
1.91%vs 20242024: £15.40M
Total Assets
£26.86M2025
0.42%vs 20242024: £26.74M
Cash in Bank
£963.32K2025
19.92%vs 20242024: £803.30K
Total Liabilities
£3.08M2025
-5.98%vs 20242024: £3.28M
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 1.91% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -15 |
| 2023 | 15 | -1 |
| 2022 | 16 | +1 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 15 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 24/05/2019–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 02/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/11/2009–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 29/11/2025–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 24/05/2019–Present | 3 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 6 | |
| 06/04/2016–24/03/2025 | 6 | |
| 24/03/2025–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 123
- Since 13/02/1987
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 27/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 27/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/12/2025
- Officer changes (2)Latest 01/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 27/02/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 12/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-01 with updates
- 01/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Stephen John Urwin as a director on 2025-11-29
- 07/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gordon Lewis Macintyre as a director on 2025-10-02
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Ian David Black as a person with significant control on 2025-03-24
- 07/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of James Thomas Black as a person with significant control on 2025-03-24
- 07/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of James Thomas Black as a director on 2025-03-24
- 07/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David Black as a director on 2025-03-24
- 17/12/2024View PDF (16 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 12/12/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-01 with updates
- 04/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-01 with no updates
- 30/11/2023View PDF (16 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-06-30
Showing 12 of 123 filings
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About DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Red House Farm, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 4SB. Companies House classifies its business as Mixed farming. It has been on the register for 70 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £15.70M and 0 employees.
DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED under one registered business activity: Mixed farming (01.50 - SIC 2007).
DAVID BLACK & SON LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/03/1956.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £15.70M, total assets of £26.86M, cash in bank of £963.32K and total liabilities of £3.08M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 27/02/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/12/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers and 3 people with significant control (2 current).