Shepherd Seeds Limited
ActiveLiveShepherd Seeds Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 20 Oct 2015 (10 years ago), with its registered office in Market Rasen, East Midlands. The company operates in Agriculture & fishing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 22 Oct 2026; the last set was made up to 26 Oct 2024.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in East Midlands.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (40 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 41 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1East Midlands is a very high-density market for agriculture & fishing, with about 370,936 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+5.0%).
- 3Around 32,543 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 41% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 66/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kat Agricultural Services LTD 15486463 · SIC 01640 | 13 Feb 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 70 |
| NB (Seed Processors) Limited 01468792 · SIC 01640 | 27 Dec 1979 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| TGR Horticulture LTD 16948397 · SIC 01640 | 07 Jan 2026 | East Midlands | Active | 60 |
| Plant.NG Wild Community Tree Nursery C.I.C. 14604250 · SIC 01240 | 19 Jan 2023 | East Midlands | Active | 76 |
| Blossom Breeze Agriculture LTD 15664051 · SIC 01110 | 20 Apr 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Brook Lea Nurseries Limited 05985123 · SIC 01290 | 01 Nov 2006 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| A.W.Page And Co.(Seeds)Limited 00944764 · SIC 01640 | 23 Dec 1968 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Forestart Limited 03614573 · SIC 01250 | 12 Aug 1998 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Green Leaf Trees LTD 11639024 · SIC 01300 | 23 Oct 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Gu Green Union LTD 13903341 · SIC 01640 | 09 Feb 2022 | South East | Active | 82 |
| RL Wildflower Seeds Limited 13925151 · SIC 01640 | 18 Feb 2022 | Wales | Active | 81 |
| Grow Plus Limited 10376751 · SIC 01610 | 15 Sept 2016 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Esusenergy Limited 07392509 · SIC 01290 | 30 Sept 2010 | London | Active | 100 |
| Murrays Seed Cleaning Limited 07733691 · SIC 01640 | 09 Aug 2011 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Mccain Foods (G.B.) Limited 00733218 · SIC 01640 | 22 Aug 1962 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Incredible Edible Carmarthenshire CIC 13093933 · SIC 01130 | 21 Dec 2020 | Wales | Active | 88 |
| Seeds & Bloom LTD 14534783 · SIC 01300 | 12 Dec 2022 | South East | Active | 77 |
| Warners Roses Limited 11250130 · SIC 01640 | 12 Mar 2018 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Sunny Plant Nursery LTD 09976906 · SIC 01640 | 29 Jan 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Gandalf Seeds LTD 09116258 · SIC 01640 | 04 Jul 2014 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Aberystwyth Innovation And Enterprise Campus Limited 09227469 · SIC 01110 | 19 Sept 2014 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| New Heritage Barley Limited 09365022 · SIC 01110 | 22 Dec 2014 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Lovely Lilly’S LTD 14462052 · SIC 01130 | 04 Nov 2022 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 77 |
| Agriscientific Limited 13621178 · SIC 01640 | 14 Sept 2021 | London | Active | 84 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Change account reference date company previous shortened22 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates16 Oct 2025
- Change account reference date company previous shortened24 Jul 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates31 Oct 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts21 Oct 2024
- Change account reference date company previous shortened24 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Nov 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts26 Jul 2023
- Director appointedAppoint person secretary company with name date15 Nov 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Shepherd Seeds Limited
- Number
- 09833407
- Registered office
- Shepherd Seeds Bardney Road, Wragby, Market Rasen, LN8 5QZ
- Incorporated
- 20 Oct 2015
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 01640 — Crop & animal production
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 22 Oct 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 27 Oct 2026
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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