Shenley Farms (Engineering) Limited
Registered name: SHENLEY FARMS (ENGINEERING) LIMITED
Shenley Farms (Engineering) Limited made £209k revenue and £5.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Shenley Farms (Engineering) Limited’s revenue fell 39% to £209k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £5.5k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “service activities incidental to air transportation” and is based in Ashford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ashford, South East
- Age
- 55 yrs · since 1971
- 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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £171k | £344k | £209k |
| Cost of sales | — | £376k | £572k | £298k |
| Gross profit | — | −£205k | −£228k | −£89.7k |
| Operating profit | — | £121k | £105k | £6.2k |
| Profit before tax | — | £120k | £105k | £6.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | £97.9k | £81.1k | £5.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £97.9k | £81.1k | £5.5k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 57.1% | 23.6% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | — | −119.5% | −66.2% | −43% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £24.5k | £57.4k | £34.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £14k | £13.5k | £918 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲101% | ▼39.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼17.1% | ▼93.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼12.5% | ▼14.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3 | £3 | £3 | £29.2k |
| Net assets | £149k | £247k | £328k | £334k |
| Fixed assets | £10.5k | £8.9k | £7.6k | £6.5k |
| Current assets | £712k | £791k | £863k | £922k |
| Debtors | £6.3k | £25.4k | £28.9k | −£751 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −43%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £34.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £918
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- −0.4%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £334k
- Cash at bank
- ▲973333%
- Now £29.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £6.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £5.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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