H.R. Philpot & Son (Barleylands) Limited
Registered name: H.R. PHILPOT & SON (BARLEYLANDS) LIMITED
H.R. Philpot & Son (Barleylands) Limited made £4.6m revenue and £106k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
H.R. Philpot & Son (Barleylands) Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £4.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £106k profit and 69 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Billericay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Billericay, East of England
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1964
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.2m | £4.6m | £4.2m | £4.6m |
| Cost of sales | £2.6m | £3.3m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Gross profit | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £542k | £436k | £677k |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £3.2m | £357k | £275k |
| Profit after tax | £859k | £2.4m | £484k | £106k |
| Profit (best available) | £859k | £2.4m | £484k | £106k |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 20.5% | 50.9% | 11.5% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 38.3% | 29.1% | 31.8% | 29.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £71.1k | £66.1k | £60.4k | £66.2k |
| Profit per employee | £14.6k | £33.6k | £6.9k | £1.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.2% | ▼8.7% | ▲8.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲174.2% | ▼79.4% | ▼78.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲18.6% | 0% | ▼1.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £14k | £16.6k | £4.2k | £7.1k |
| Net assets | £25.4m | £29.8m | £29.9m | £32.3m |
| Fixed assets | £34.1m | £40.9m | £41.4m | £44.6m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.1m | £1.5m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £287k | £173k | £169k | £88.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £66.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 977.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲8%
- Now £32.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲69%
- Now £7.1k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 69
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £44.6m
Similar profitable businesses
- Chandler & Dunn LimitedCanterbury · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £7.6m
- Profit
- £531k
- Staff
- 65
- M.D. Hamilton (Farms) LimitedOxford · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £2.5m
- Profit
- £241k
- Staff
- 4
- E.w.pepper LimitedRoyston · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £10.2m
- Profit
- £2.1m
- Staff
- 128
- Ben Smith & Sons(Wantage)limitedWantage · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £10.8m
- Profit
- £727k
- Staff
- 39
- Allen (Hanford) LimitedDidcot · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £11.8m
- Profit
- £17k
- Staff
- 42
- F G Pryor and Son LimitedTaunton · Mixed farming
- Revenue
- £12m
- Profit
- £3.1m
- Staff
- 43
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £106k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.