Annual accounts
Full accounts
05/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 05/04/2025Due 05/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 05/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 05/04/2025
STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Station Farm, Station Road, Sibsey, Boston, Lincs. PE22 0SE
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007)Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 29/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location 3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road Altrincham Cheshire WA14 2DT
- 19/03/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 19/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Resolutions
- 09/03/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Registration of charge 005045870009, created on 2026-03-06
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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
30/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/01/2026Due 30/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£22.06M2025
28.61%vs 20242024: £17.15M
Total Assets
£61.87M2025
41.62%vs 20242024: £43.69M
Cash in Bank
£18.80M2025
622.04%vs 20242024: £2.60M
Total Liabilities
£39.82M2025
50.04%vs 20242024: £26.54M
Employees
1,2772025
+27vs 20242024: 1,250
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 41.62% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +23% 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 figures5 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 | 1,277 | +27 |
| 2024 | 1,250 | +39 |
| 2023 | 1,211 | +6 |
| 2022 | 1,205 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 1,205 in 2022 to 1,277 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 | 14/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 21/10/1992–Present | 14 | |
| Director | 14/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 05/04/1992–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/09/2009–14/11/2025 | 3 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–09/03/2021 | 14 | |
| 17/11/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–09/03/2021 | 11 | |
| 06/04/2016–24/02/2021 | 3 | |
| 24/02/2021–17/11/2025 | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 26
- Since 15/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 17
- +13 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 29/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (4)Latest 09/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 29/12/2025
- Officer changes (8)Latest 05/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 29/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location 3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road Altrincham Cheshire WA14 2DT
- 19/03/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 19/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Resolutions
- 09/03/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Registration of charge 005045870009, created on 2026-03-06
- 04/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 005045870008 in full
- 04/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 005045870007 in full
- 04/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 005045870005 in full
- 21/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-16 with no updates
- 29/12/2025View PDF (30 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-04-05
- 05/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Vectis Bidco Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-11-17
- 21/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Janet Read as a director on 2025-11-14
- 21/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of S Farms Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-11-17
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About STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Station Farm, Station Road, Sibsey, Boston, Lincs. PE22 0SE. Companies House classifies its business as Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 74 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £22.06M and 1277 employees.
STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007) and Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/02/1952.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £22.06M, total assets of £61.87M, cash in bank of £18.80M and total liabilities of £39.82M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/04/2026: Register(s) moved to registered inspection location 3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road Altrincham Cheshire WA14 2DT, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 05/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/01/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (7 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (1 current).