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Company description
FORFARMERS UK LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 8 July 1899; registered for 127 years; registered office reported in BURY ST. EDMUNDS, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 10910 · Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 30 trade marks, 2 procurement records, 1 waste registration, 2 other public-register records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- FORFARMERS UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 00062904
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 19 total · 1 outstanding · 18 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
11 April 2026Next statement due
25 April 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 46.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 42.6%
- Women receiving bonus
- 19.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 11.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 24.8%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 14.1%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 12.1%
- Women in lower quartile
- 35.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99910.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99913.8% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9991.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 999-2.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 999-1.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499913.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.5% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 28 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 28 days
- Longest standard term
- 90 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £103,797,491
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £112,099,337
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £99,417,751
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £262,276,074
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 47.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 3.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
ForFarmers UK Ltd operate a No PO No Pay policy and, should invoices be received not quoting POs these are returned to the vendors. This can lead to invoices being paid late statistically.
ForFarmers UK Ltd run two BACS runs per week, and one foreign payment run.
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
60 days
- Dispute resolution process
All queries and disputes regarding payments are handled by the Accounts Payable Team. These are followed up on as quickly as is possible, with onward queries being raised and controlled by the AP Team with the relevant departments.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 44.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay47.0% outside terms
- 46.0 average days to pay94.0% outside terms
- 43.0 average days to pay82.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay79.0% outside terms
- 39.0 average days to pay76.0% outside terms
- 39.0 average days to pay79.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay80.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay80.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay82.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay79.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
FORFARMERS UK LIMITED
LEI 549300AW1MREHNR44856 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 8 July 1899
- Initial LEI registration
- 31 August 2017
- LEI last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 31 May 2023
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- BOCM PAULS LTD
- Legal address
- HORIZON HOUSE FRED CASTLE WAY, ROUGHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ROUGHAM, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, GB-BUR, IP30 9ND, GB
- Headquarters address
- HORIZON HOUSE, FRED CASTLE WAY ROUGHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ROUGHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, GB-BUR, IP30 9ND, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300AW1MREHNR44856 to LEI 724500YEIHQKMHTXW058
- Initial registration
- 31 August 2017
- Last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 31 May 2023
- Validation sources
- ENTITY_SUPPLIED_ONLY
- Validation documents
- SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2021-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2020-06-17T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300AW1MREHNR44856 to LEI 724500YEIHQKMHTXW058
- Initial registration
- 31 August 2017
- Last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 31 May 2023
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2021-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-08-31T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- FORFARMERS UK LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
- Approved
- 11 April 2022
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 20 April 2022
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your front line staff Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff Your suppliers
Worker engagement and working conditions
Professional auditors
Social audits
Third party audit arranged by your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Other monitoring
N/A
Demonstrated progress
ForFarmers suppliers are SEDEX members and comply with the Supplier Code of Conduct as part of its KPI's. ForFarmers' statement outlines its forthcoming objectives for training, risk identification and continued work with suppliers to comply with its policies.
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
Forfarmers UK Limited
9 December 2025 · Improvement Notice
Forfarmers UK Limited
1 October 2017 · Manufacturing
Identity methods differ by source. DfE links use source-supplied company numbers. Ofsted and Scottish care links are unique exact name-and-postcode candidates. HSE links require one unique exact Companies House organisation name. Verify candidate associations independently.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
ForFarmers UK Limited
Registration Z6479002
- Registered from
- 28 February 2002
- Current end date
- 27 February 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
2EAY-Goods-Farm/Animal Consumables
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY · ocds-b5fd17-c2848880-7ea1-4748-bdcc-b118625e9f3d
- Supplier named in award
- Bocm Pauls Ltd
- Award value
- £30,000
- Contract period
- 15 September 2020 – 31 July 2021
- Published
- 1 February 2021
- Procedure
- Other - Manual Entry
- Main CPV
- 15700000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c2848880-7ea1-4748-bdcc-b118625e9f3d-2021-02-01T14:52:09Z
Farm/Animal Consumables - Feed - Cockle Park and Nafferton
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY · ocds-b5fd17-1c2fe820-3571-41a7-9f2c-df0a353cd7c4
- Supplier named in award
- Bocm Pauls Ltd
- Award value
- £30,000
- Contract period
- 21 December 2018 – 31 July 2019
- Published
- 21 February 2019
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15710000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1c2fe820-3571-41a7-9f2c-df0a353cd7c4-2019-02-21T16:18:51Z
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
DAIRY LAC
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 5,31
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2026
BUTTA UP
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 5,31
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2026
SilaSure
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 1
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2026
Myco Binder
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 5,31
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2026
ForFarmers
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
BOCM PAULS
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
PAULS AGRICULTURE
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
BOCM Silcock
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
HST
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
LEAFIELD
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
WHEYFEED
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
UNITRITION
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
DAIRY DIRECT
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
AGRICOLA
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 October 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 October 2025
PowerPac
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 13 January 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 January 2024
EXTRAGUARD
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 5,31
- Filed / designated
- 12 July 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 July 2023
BOCM PAULS SMART DAIRY NUTRITION
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 8 June 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 June 2022
MILK TEC
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 18 April 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 April 2022
FCi
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31,42
- Filed / designated
- 10 February 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 February 2022
SYNCHRONY
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 16 January 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 January 2022
EARLYCARE OMEGA GOLD
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 23 November 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 November 2021
EARLYCARE MILKPRO
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 23 November 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 November 2021
GOLD ECO-POWER
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 1,4
- Filed / designated
- 18 November 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 November 2021
EPPYNT
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 26 October 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 October 2021
MEGABLEND
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 26 October 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 October 2021
PROTEC
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 5
- Filed / designated
- 20 June 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 June 2021
INSIGHT
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 25 May 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 May 2021
VISIOLAC
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 21 January 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 January 2021
NEDDY'S NIBBLES
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 19 July 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 July 2020
VitoStart energy for life
Owner ForFarmers UK Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 6 May 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 May 2020
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
09 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Forfarmers Uk Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- United Kingdom Register Of Companies
- Registration number
- 07999325
- Notified
- 18 October 2021
Forfarmers Nv
- Has significant influence or control
- Country registered
- Netherlands
- Legal authority
- Netherlands
- Legal form
- Public Listed Entity (Euronext)
- Place registered
- Netherlands Trade Register
- Registration number
- 08159661
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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10 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
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11 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
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12 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
13 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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14 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
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15 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
16 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
1 exact company-number registration.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
17 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: BOCM PAULS LTD
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
18 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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