Annual accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary accounts
30/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 28/12/2024Due 30/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 28/12/2024
JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 9 Shap Road Industrial Estate, Off Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6NZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices (46.37 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/11/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-01 with no updates
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of York Richard as a director on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Garry Whitlow as a director on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Aimia Foods Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-10-30
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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.
Due in 88 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 01/11/2025Due 15/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 01/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 01/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-217.79K2023
-1.44%vs 20222022: £-214.69K
Total Assets
£973.89K2023
6.67%vs 20222022: £912.98K
Cash in Bank
£72.84K2023
-4.33%vs 20222022: £76.14K
Total Liabilities
£1.14M2023
7.18%vs 20222022: £1.06M
Employees
152023
-1vs 20222022: 16
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 7.18% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -11.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.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 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | -1 |
| 2022 | 16 | -1 |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 17 in 2021 to 15 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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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
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 13/06/2023–07/06/2024 | 33 | |
| Director | 07/06/2024–30/10/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/05/2018–30/10/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2018–16/12/2022 | 50 | |
| Director | 01/05/2018–13/06/2023 | 35 | |
| Director | 07/06/2024–28/06/2024 | 18 | |
| Director | 30/01/2019–28/05/2021 | 5 | |
| Director | 20/07/2018–30/01/2019 | 5 | |
| Director | 30/10/2025–Present | 11 | |
| Director | 01/05/2018–28/04/2023 | 6 | |
| Director | 02/09/2013–01/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 07/02/2012–01/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/04/2023–07/06/2024 | 12 | |
| Director | 30/01/2019–01/11/2021 | 44 | |
| Director | 02/09/2013–01/05/2018 | 5 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–01/05/2018 | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/05/2018 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/05/2018 | 0 | |
| 30/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| 01/05/2018–30/10/2025 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 34
- Since 01/01/1987
- Last 12 months
- 11
- +9 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 14/11/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/11/2025
- Officer changes (5)Latest 31/10/2025
- Accounts filedLatest 28/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 14/11/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-01 with no updates
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of York Richard as a director on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Garry Whitlow as a director on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Aimia Foods Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Ian Mcdonald Unsworth as a director on 2025-10-30
- 31/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Pangea Metal Sculptures Ltd as a person with significant control on 2025-10-30
- 28/10/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2024-12-28
- 28/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 28/12/24
- 28/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 28/12/24
- 28/10/2025View PDF (47 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 28/12/24
- 13/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 28/12/24
- 19/12/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
Showing 12 of 34 filings
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About JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 9 Shap Road Industrial Estate, Off Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6NZ. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices. It has been on the register for 44 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £-217.79K and 15 employees.
JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices (46.37 - SIC 2007).
JOHN FARRER & COMPANY (KENDAL) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/03/1982.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £-217.79K, total assets of £973.89K, cash in bank of £72.84K and total liabilities of £1.14M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/11/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-01 with no updates, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/11/2026.
Companies House lists 15 officers (1 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (1 current).