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Company No. 00929005 · Incorporated 18 Mar 1968

Silver Fern Farms (UK) Limited

Registered name: SILVER FERN FARMS (UK) LIMITED

Silver Fern Farms (UK) Limited made £118m revenue and £888k profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Silver Fern Farms (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 65% to £118m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £888k profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Newmarket; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Status
Active
Location
Newmarket, East of England
Age
58 yrs · since 1968
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£118m
Growth ▲64.7%
Profit
£888k
Growth ▲60.9%
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 4.6%
Employees
11
Change ▲10%
Profit / employee
£80.7k
Revenue/employee £10.7m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to29 Dec 202428 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£71.7m£118m
Cost of sales£67.2m£113m
Gross profit£4.5m£5.4m
Operating profit£812k£1.3m
Profit before tax£776k£1.3m
Profit after tax£552k£888k
Profit (best available)£552k£888k
Staff costs£675k£765k
Employees (average)1011
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%0.8%
Gross margin6.3%4.6%
Revenue per employee£7.2m£10.7m
Profit per employee£55.2k£80.7k
Cash conversion91.4%−27.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲64.7%
Profit growth—▲60.9%
Headcount growth—▲10%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£66k£11
Net assets£7.7m£8.6m
Fixed assets£1.1k£4.6k
Current assets£11m£17.2m
Debtors£4.5m£9m
Deferred income£990k£1.3m
Cash from operations£743k−£354k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
4.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£10.7m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£80.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−27.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.6%
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
▲12%
Now £8.6m
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now £11
Headcount
▲10%
Now 11
Deferred income
▲27%
Now £1.3m
Fixed assets
▲301%
Now £4.6k

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Dec 2025 (profit £888k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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