Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 8 Blue Barns Business Park Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7FX
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46.31 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (47.21 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 30/03/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 17/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with updates
- 11/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-28 with no updates
- 03/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Taylor and Davis Ltd on 2024-10-03
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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
31/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 17/10/2025Due 31/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 17/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 17/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£234.82K2025
2.42%vs 20242024: £229.27K
Total Assets
£299.97K2025
0.84%vs 20242024: £297.47K
Cash in Bank
£222.60K2025
6.41%vs 20242024: £209.19K
Total Liabilities
£65.15K2025
-4.46%vs 20242024: £68.19K
Employees
92025
+1vs 20242024: 8
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 6.41% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -2.3% 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 | 9 | +1 |
| 2024 | 8 | +2 |
| 2023 | 6 | +1 |
| 2022 | 5 | -1 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 9 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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- Past performance
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 19/01/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 28/10/2005–10/03/2010 | 3 | |
| Director | 28/10/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/10/2015–Present | 0 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 10/03/2010–Present | 63 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 02/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 30/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 30/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 17/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 30/03/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 17/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with updates
- 11/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-28 with no updates
- 03/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Taylor and Davis Ltd on 2024-10-03
- 20/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Malcolm Burgess as a person with significant control on 2024-09-20
- 18/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Malcolm Burgess as a person with significant control on 2024-09-17
- 17/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 8 Blue Barns Business Park Old Ipswich Road Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7FX to 8 Blue Barns Business Park Old Ipswich Road Ardleigh Colchester CO7 7FX on 2024-09-17
- 17/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Taylor and Davis Ltd on 2024-09-17
- 17/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Malcolm Burgess as a person with significant control on 2024-09-17
- 12/06/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 03/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-28 with no updates
- 07/03/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-10-31
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About J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 8 Blue Barns Business Park Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7FX. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 20 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £234.82K and 9 employees.
J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46.31 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (47.21 - SIC 2007).
J BURGESS & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/10/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £234.82K, total assets of £299.97K, cash in bank of £222.60K and total liabilities of £65.15K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/03/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 31/10/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (4 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.