How many employees does A.j. and R.g.barber Limited have?

A.j. and R.g.barber Limited reported an average of 175 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is A.j. and R.g.barber Limited profitable?

Yes — A.j. and R.g.barber Limited reported a profit of £5.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00551460 · Incorporated 1 Jul 1955

A.j. and R.g.barber Limited

Registered name: A.J. AND R.G.BARBER LIMITED

A.j. and R.g.barber Limited made £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

A.j. and R.g.barber Limited reported £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, up 98% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 175 employees. The company is classified under “raising of dairy cattle” and is based in Shepton Mallet; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01410Raising of dairy cattle SIC 10512Butter and cheese production

Status: Active
Location: Shepton Mallet, South West
Age: 71 yrs · since 1955
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£5.4m

Growth ▲98%

Profit margin

—

Employees

175

Change ▲3.5%

Profit / employee

£31.1k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£103m	£141m	£145m
Profit after tax	£5.3m	£2.7m	£5.4m
Profit (best available)	£5.3m	£2.7m	£5.4m
Staff costs	£7m	£7.3m	£8.6m
Employees (average)	172	169	175
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£30.6k	£16.3k	£31.1k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼47.8%	▲98%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.7%	▲3.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£638k	£1.6m	£5m
Net assets	£49.2m	£51.1m	£55.8m
Fixed assets	£39.9m	£48m	£49.9m
Current assets	£47.7m	£43.6m	£44.1m
Debtors	£994k	£972k	£1.7m
Deferred income	£7.1m	£4.8m	£6.9m
Cash from operations	£15.1m	−£16.9m	−£3.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £31.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲9%; Now £55.8m
Cash at bank: ▲205%; Now £5m
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 175
Deferred income: ▲44%; Now £6.9m
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £49.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (3)

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) LimitedRev. £124m · Profit £2.1m
Ashley Chase Estate LimitedRev. — · Profit £82.5k
Somerdale International LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £5.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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