Essex Flour & Grain Company,limited

Active00312678 Private limited company
Incorporated
4 April 1936 (90 years)
Industry
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390)
Owned by
Michael John Spinks
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
Leytonstone House
Leytonstone
London
E11 1GA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 January 2027
Last accounts
30 April 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 September 2026

Charges

Total
11
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
11

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 30 March 2010
Director
British
Born July 1953 (73)
Director
British
Born November 1957
Officer history (16 former)
8 December 2022
Resigned Spinks, Fiona as Director
7 March 2022
Resigned Spinks, Timothy John Adam as Director
25 May 2021
Appointed Spinks, Fiona as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Spinks, Robert John as Director
2 January 2015
Resigned Spinks, Harry Roy as Director
29 July 2014
Appointed Spinks, Robert John as Director
29 July 2014
Appointed Spinks, Timothy John Adam as Director
30 March 2010
Resigned Vaswani, Mahesh as Secretary
30 March 2010
Appointed Vaswani Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
12 November 2007
Resigned Begbie Pickering & Co Limited as Corporate Secretary
12 November 2007
Appointed Vaswani, Mahesh as Secretary
17 January 2007
Appointed Begbie Pickering & Co Limited as Corporate Secretary
16 January 2007
Resigned Smith, Wesley John as Secretary
22 August 2005
Resigned Black, Arthur John Richardson as Director
8 August 2005
Appointed Smith, Wesley John as Secretary
2 August 2005
Resigned Cotton, Susan Jane as Secretary
29 May 2005
Resigned Trowbridge, George Ian Morrison as Director
9 December 2004
Appointed Trowbridge, George Ian Morrison as Director
8 October 2004
Resigned Mcnair, John as Director
31 August 2004
Resigned Rogers, Robert as Director
22 September 2003
Appointed Rogers, Robert as Director
17 December 2002
Resigned Snelling, Roger as Director
1 May 2002
Appointed Snelling, Roger as Director
5 September 2001
Appointed Mcnair, John as Director
5 September 2001
Appointed Black, Arthur John Richardson as Director
1 February 2000
Resigned Spinks, Pamela Mary Cambridge as Director
10 September 1999
Appointed Cotton, Susan Jane as Secretary
10 September 1999
Resigned Doyle, Thomas Bernard as Secretary
1 August 1998
Resigned Cotton, Susan Jane as Secretary
1 August 1998
Appointed Doyle, Thomas Bernard as Secretary
12 July 1993
Appointed Spinks, Pamela Mary Cambridge as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born July 1953 (73)
Former controllers (1)
30 September 2026
Ceased Richard Harry Spinks — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 April 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£2,197,754
Cash
£3,804,210
Debt Ratio
50%
Current Ratio
2.0x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 £2,802,162 £9,768,734 £10,162,792 £6,530,246 £2,197,754
Balance sheet detail
20252024202320222020
Fixed Assets£111,233£293,970£305,558£26,690£5,182,844
Current Assets£4,295,939£6,523,733£10,572,111£12,558,073£2,152,990
Cash£3,804,210£6,255,125£6,078,802£12,199,600£14,984
Creditors (< 1 year)£2,181,610£287,457£713,822£2,440,968£2,609,916
Creditors (> 1 year)£370,000£1,757,429
Net Current Assets£2,114,329£6,236,276£9,858,289£10,117,105(£456,926)
Net Assets£2,197,754£6,530,246£10,162,792£9,768,734£2,802,162
Shareholder Funds£2,197,754£6,530,246£10,162,792£9,768,734£2,802,162

Turnover£12,098,220
Cost of Sales£9,296,016
Gross Profit£2,802,204
Admin Expenses£1,473,571
Staff Costs£1,903,135
Operating Profit(£163,346)
Profit Before Tax(£239,819)
Tax(£119)
Profit for Period(£239,700)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
18 December 2025Total exemption full accounts30 April 2025
10 October 2025Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 2025
9 October 2025Satisfaction of a charge in full
14 January 2025Total exemption full accounts30 April 2024
24 October 2024Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 2024
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