Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 3 Warners Mill, Silks Way,, Braintree, Essex CM7 3GB
- Classification (SIC)
- Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds (01.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
17/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 03/09/2026Due 17/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 03/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 03/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£347.05K2025
-18.52%vs 20242024: £425.91K
Total Assets
£1.14M2025
-16.07%vs 20242024: £1.36M
Cash in Bank
£30.98K2025
Increasedvs 20232023: £230.00
Total Liabilities
£572.35K2025
-10.59%vs 20242024: £640.16K
Employees
122025
-2vs 20242024: 14
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 16.07% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +8.2% 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 | 12 | -2 |
| 2024 | 14 | +8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 12 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 13/03/2008–12/09/2025 | 8 | |
| Director | 13/03/2008–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 01/07/2010–Present | 5 | |
| Secretary | 13/03/2008–12/09/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/09/2019–12/09/2025 | 6 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–12/09/2025 | 8 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 8 | |
| 12/09/2025–Present | 8 | |
| 12/09/2025–Present | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–13/12/2017 | 8 |
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About J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3 Warners Mill, Silks Way,, Braintree, Essex CM7 3GB. Companies House classifies its business as Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds. It has been on the register for 18 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £347.05K and 12 employees.
J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds (01.11 - SIC 2007).
J R CRAYSTON & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 13/03/2008.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £347.05K, total assets of £1.14M, cash in bank of £30.98K and total liabilities of £572.35K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/09/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).