Website & contact details
- Website
Staples (Vegetables) Limited
- Incorporated
- 19 February 1952 (74 years)
- Industry
- Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10390) Freight transport by road (49410)
- Directors
- Lee BurrellDan CarrHoward Kenning
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East Midlands
- Address
- Station FarmStation RoadSibsey, BostonPE22 0SE
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 5 January 2028
- Last accounts
- 5 April 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 30 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 16 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 7
Officers 8 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Burrell, Lee
Director · Appointed 14 November 2025
British
Born August 1969 (57)
Carr, Dan
Director · Appointed 14 November 2025
British
Born June 1978 (48)
Kenning, Howard
Director · Appointed 14 November 2025
British
Born September 1975 (51)
Massingham, Peter
Director · Appointed 14 November 2025
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Welberry, Jon
Director · Appointed 14 November 2025
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 21 October 1992
British
Born April 1970 (56)
Secretary · Appointed 5 April 1992
British
Director
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Officer history (5 former)
14 November 2025
Appointed Carr, Dan as Director
14 November 2025
Appointed Kenning, Howard as Director
14 November 2025
Appointed Massingham, Peter as Director
14 November 2025
Appointed Welberry, Jon as Director
14 November 2025
Appointed Burrell, Lee as Director
14 November 2025
1 September 2009
9 May 1997
21 October 1992
5 April 1992
5 April 1992
5 April 1992
5 April 1992
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 17 November 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 16775966
Former controllers (4)
17 November 2025
Ceased S Farms Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
9 March 2021
9 March 2021
24 February 2021
Group structure 5 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Vectis Midco 3 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Vectis Bidco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Staples (Vegetables) Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Staples Brothers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2025 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 5 April 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £22,056,642
- Cash
- £18,800,429
- Turnover
- £169,633,076
- Profit Before Tax
- £2,297,776
- Employees
- 1277
- Debt Ratio
- 64%
- Current Ratio
- 1.3x
- Profit Margin
- 1%
- Return on Equity
- 22%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £15,119,561 | £15,083,282 | £15,471,349 | £16,205,643 |
| Current Assets | £46,755,417 | £28,606,580 | £25,540,336 | £19,112,905 |
| Debtors | £24,674,187 | £23,758,320 | £17,605,055 | £16,472,578 |
| Cash | £18,800,429 | £2,603,807 | £5,315,597 | £190,748 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £37,338,082 | £24,322,382 | £24,496,036 | £18,838,156 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £890,233 | £991,311 | £1,241,652 | £1,533,755 |
| Net Current Assets | £9,417,335 | £4,284,198 | £1,044,300 | £274,749 |
| Net Assets | £22,056,642 | £17,150,652 | £14,579,471 | £14,487,194 |
| Shareholder Funds | £22,056,642 | £17,150,652 | £14,579,471 | £14,487,194 |
| Turnover | £169,633,076 | £151,372,411 | £131,473,014 | £126,082,778 |
| Cost of Sales | £150,488,843 | £133,865,216 | £115,361,631 | £107,652,456 |
| Gross Profit | £19,144,233 | £17,507,195 | £16,111,383 | £18,430,322 |
| Admin Expenses | £6,478,705 | £5,302,470 | £4,201,970 | £6,374,598 |
| Staff Costs | £50,862,693 | £44,005,842 | £39,901,273 | £35,906,232 |
| Operating Profit | £2,690,474 | £2,422,079 | £1,603,065 | £2,179,091 |
| Profit Before Tax | £2,297,776 | £2,220,255 | £1,338,118 | £2,048,993 |
| Tax | (£2,608,214) | (£1,051,451) | £235,083 | £385,781 |
| Profit for Period | £4,905,990 | £3,271,706 | £1,103,035 | £1,663,212 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2026 | Register inspection address has been changed | 1 | ||
| 29 April 2026 | Register(s) moved to registered inspection location | 1 | ||
| 19 March 2026 | Memorandum and Articles of Association | 15 | ||
| 19 March 2026 | Resolutions | 4 | ||
| 9 March 2026 | Registration of a charge | 13 |
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