Company · Boston
John Saul Limited
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Tobias Saul 2014-2016 View profile
- Paul Richard Freeman 2009-2020 View profile
- Dulcie Lavonne Saul 1994-2012 View profile
- Arthur John Saul 1994-1997 View profile
- Brian Thomas Borrill 1994-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds; Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
- Incorporated
- 06/04/1989
- Registered office
- Boston
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Arthur Saul
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Michele Mary Saul
25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-05 - Oliver Saul
50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-28 - Brian Thomas Borrill ceased 2016-07-30
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Graham Clive Holdich Smith ceased 2016-07-30
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - John Saul (Holdings) Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- John Saul Limited
is controlled by Arthur Saul
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Arthur Saul.
1 other company in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £13,176,563
- Total assets
- £14,535,813
- Cash
- £1,708,146
- Employees
- 0.17
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £1,295,662
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £13,176,563 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £11,789,814 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
13 grants · £725,021 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £725,021 (13 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- Arthur Saul Director
- Michele Mary Saul Director · appointed 2013
- Oliver Saul Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Michele Mary Saul Director · appointed 2013
- Oliver Saul Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Michele Mary Saul Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (2)
- Arthur Saul Director
- Oliver Saul Director · appointed 2014
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02369313
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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