Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Rectory Farm, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1UD
- Classification (SIC)
- Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds (01.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 03/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-21 with no updates
- 21/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-21 with no updates
- 15/04/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-10-31
- 02/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-21 with no updates
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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
04/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 21/07/2026Due 04/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 21/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 21/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£616.25K2025
-9.44%vs 20242024: £680.50K
Total Assets
£995.70K2025
-13.23%vs 20242024: £1.15M
Cash in Bank
£106.07K2025
-43.87%vs 20242024: £188.96K
Total Liabilities
£79.80K2025
-45.74%vs 20242024: £147.08K
Employees
42025
0vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 13.23% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -6.4% 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, 2022–2025.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | +2 |
| 2022 | 2 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 2 in 2022 to 4 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/11/2020–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 21/12/1992–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 21/12/1992–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/11/2020–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 21/12/1992–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 7
- Since 28/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 03/08/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 03/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 03/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-21 with no updates
- 21/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-21 with no updates
- 15/04/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-10-31
- 02/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-21 with no updates
- 11/04/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 31/07/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-21 with no updates
- 28/03/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-10-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Rectory Farm, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1UD. Companies House classifies its business as Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds. It has been on the register for 67 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £616.25K and 4 employees.
JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Growing of cereals (except rice) leguminous crops and oil seeds (01.11 - SIC 2007).
JOSEPH FORDHAM & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 07/10/1958.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £616.25K, total assets of £995.70K, cash in bank of £106.07K and total liabilities of £79.80K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 03/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-21 with no updates, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 04/08/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers and 2 people with significant control.