Loading the map…

Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers · Near Boston, Lincs

Staples Brothers

Staples Brothers Limited

Staff up 50%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Company only70 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Near Boston, classed under “Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers”.

Headline figures

FY to Apr 2026 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£16.7m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£2022202320242025*2026
Profit after tax£16.7m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2023202420252026
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-19

  1. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 5 April 2026
  2. Address
    Register(s) moved to registered inspection location
  3. Address
    Register inspection address has been changed
  4. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ben Jobling-Purser on 14 February 2026
  5. Filing
    Resolutions (and 3 more like it since 9 March 2021)
  6. Filing
    Memorandum and Articles of Association (and 2 more like it since 9 March 2021)
  7. Charges
    Registration of charge 005689960011, created on 6 March 2026
  8. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 005689960010 in full
  9. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 5 April 2025
  10. Ownership
    Notification of Vectis Bidco Limited as a person with significant control on 17 November 2025
  11. Ownership
    Cessation of S Farms Limited as a person with significant control on 17 November 2025
  12. Directors
    Appointment of Ben Jobling-Purser as a director on 14 November 2025
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 5 April 2024
    2. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 5 April 2023
    3. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 5 April 2022
    4. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 5 April 2021
    5. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
    6. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
    7. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
    8. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 6 in full
    9. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
    10. Ownership
      Change of details for S Farms Limited as a person with significant control on 9 March 2021
    11. Ownership
      Cessation of Janet Read as a person with significant control on 9 March 2021
    12. Ownership
      Cessation of George Read as a person with significant control on 9 March 2021
    13. Ownership
      Cessation of Vernon Edward Read as a person with significant control on 9 March 2021
    14. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 24 February 2021 · GBP 60,004
    15. Ownership
      Change of details for Mrs Janet Read as a person with significant control on 24 February 2021
    16. Ownership
      Change of details for Mr George Read as a person with significant control on 24 February 2021
    17. Ownership
      Change of details for Mr Vernon Edward Read as a person with significant control on 24 February 2021
    18. Ownership
      Notification of S Farms Limited as a person with significant control on 24 February 2021
    19. Shares
      Statement by Directors (and 6 more like it since 11 November 2004)
    20. Shares
      Statement of capital on 9 March 2021 · GBP 4 (and 1 more like it since 9 March 2021)
    21. Notice
      Solvency Statement dated 24/02/21 (and 1 more like it since 9 March 2021)
    22. Filing
      Statement of company's objects
    23. Charges
      Registration of charge 005689960010, created on 23 February 2021
    24. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
    25. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 8 in full
    26. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 5 April 2020

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Staples Brothers do?

Private limited company registered in Near Boston, classed under “Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers”.

›How much turnover does Staples Brothers make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Staples Brothers profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £16.7m in the year to 5 April 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Staples Brothers?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Staples Brothers?

Its directors are George Read, Ben Jobling-Purser, George Read, Vernon Edward Read. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Staples Brothers based?

Its registered office is Station Farm, Sibsey, Near Boston, Lincs, PE22 0SE, in Near Boston, Lincs.

›When was Staples Brothers founded?

Staples Brothers Limited was incorporated on 16 July 1956.

›Is Staples Brothers still trading?

The register lists Staples Brothers Limited as active.