Annual accounts
Medium accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Dickens House, Guithavon Street, Witham, Essex CM8 1BJ
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Processing and preserving of meat (10.11 - SIC 2007)Production of meat and poultry meat products (10.13 - SIC 2007)Wholesale of meat and meat products (46.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 11/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 030375230009 in full
- 09/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Graham John Waddington as a director on 2026-03-09
- 09/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Sarah Gleed as a director on 2026-03-09
- 01/03/2026View PDF (26 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-12-31
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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
16/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 02/02/2026Due 16/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 02/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 02/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.86M2025
2.34%vs 20242024: £4.74M
Total Assets
£15.49M2025
11.97%vs 20242024: £13.84M
Cash in Bank
£279.95K2025
79.87%vs 20242024: £155.65K
Total Liabilities
£6.06M2025
28.47%vs 20242024: £4.71M
Employees
1292025
+24vs 20242024: 105
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 11.97% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2.2% 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 figures5 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 | 129 | +24 |
| 2024 | 105 | +3 |
| 2023 | 102 | +2 |
| 2022 | 100 | +11 |
| 2021 | 89 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 89 in 2021 to 129 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/08/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2018–01/04/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/2024–09/03/2026 | 6 | |
| Director | 28/03/1995–Present | 18 | |
| Director | 21/10/2020–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 09/03/2026–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 142
- Since 24/03/1995
- Last 12 months
- 10
- +8 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 11/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (3)Latest 11/03/2026
- Officer changes (3)Latest 09/03/2026
- Accounts filed (2)Latest 01/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 19/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 11/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 030375230009 in full
- 09/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Graham John Waddington as a director on 2026-03-09
- 09/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Sarah Gleed as a director on 2026-03-09
- 01/03/2026View PDF (26 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-12-31
- 27/02/2026View PDF (26 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-05-31
- 27/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2026-05-31 to 2025-12-31
- 27/02/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Registration of charge 030375230013, created on 2026-02-26
- 19/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-02 with updates
- 17/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Director's details changed for Martin Patrick Blackwell on 1996-03-24
- 23/01/2026View PDF (16 pages)
Registration of charge 030375230012, created on 2026-01-20
- 28/02/2025View PDF (27 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-05-31
- 03/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-02 with updates
Showing 12 of 142 filings
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About DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Dickens House, Guithavon Street, Witham, Essex CM8 1BJ. Companies House classifies its business as Processing and preserving of meat, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 31 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.86M and 129 employees.
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD under 3 registered business activities: Processing and preserving of meat (10.11 - SIC 2007), Production of meat and poultry meat products (10.13 - SIC 2007) and Wholesale of meat and meat products (46.32 - SIC 2007).
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 24/03/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.86M, total assets of £15.49M, cash in bank of £279.95K and total liabilities of £6.06M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 11/03/2026: Satisfaction of charge 030375230009 in full, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 16/02/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (6 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.