J.H.& F.W.GREEN LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£67,595,118
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The Group’s principal activity through David Cover and Son Ltd (“Covers”) is the supply, manufacture and processing of timber and building materials to trade and retail customers from its 17 depots across Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, and Surrey. The Group’s other principal activities include farming and estate management, as well as the development and rental of commercial and residential property.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1917-08-30
- Employees
- 505 (2025 accounts · was 515 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Sussex House, Quarry Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 8PE
- Postcode
- PO19 8PE
- Capital
- 610,976 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1500 Mixed farming
- 68100 Buying and selling of own real estate
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 11 current · 8 resigned
Group structure 7 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2024-12-31) as part of the DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA880540 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
2.49%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 64 similar companies in PO
The largest employer among its local peers (505 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1917.
Competitors Portsmouth
This company ranks 1 among mixed farming in Portsmouth.
Property in England & Wales 15 titles
- Freehold
- 14
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-07-09
- Where
- West Sussex (14), East Sussex (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSX141633 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-07-09 | — |
| WSX110366 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2022-09-13 | — |
| WSX264731 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2016-09-02 | — |
| ESX326278 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2009-11-12 | — |
| WSX331491 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2009-11-11 | — |
| WSX331426 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2009-11-09 | — |
| WSX331009 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2009-10-21 | — |
| WSX222174 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2009-08-03 | — |
| WSX320148 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2008-06-18 | — |
| WSX313031 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2007-10-03 | — |
| WSX304670 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2006-11-06 | — |
| WSX304671 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2006-11-06 | — |
| WSX304532 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2006-10-31 | — |
| WSX137625 | West Sussex | Freehold | 1988-11-18 | — |
| SX42175 | West Sussex | Freehold | 1960-11-09 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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