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Company No. 01173652 · Incorporated 12 Jun 1974

R L Clapp and Sons (Cheesemakers) Limited

Registered name: R L CLAPP AND SONS (CHEESEMAKERS) LIMITED

R L Clapp and Sons (Cheesemakers) Limited made £24m revenue and £164k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

R L Clapp and Sons (Cheesemakers) Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £24m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £164k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “liquid milk and cream production” and is based in Glastonbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10511Liquid milk and cream productionSIC 10512Butter and cheese production
Status
Active
Location
Glastonbury, South West
Age
52 yrs · since 1974
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£24m
Growth ▲33.7%
Profit
£164k
Growth ▲65.8%
Profit margin
0.7%
 
Employees
46
Change ▲9.5%
Profit / employee
£3.6k
Revenue/employee £522k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£17.2m£15.7m£18m£24m
Cost of sales£15.7m£13.4m£16.2m—
Gross profit£1.5m£2.3m£1.7m—
Operating profit£266k£755k£62.8k£483k
Profit before tax£178k£632k£182k£151k
Profit after tax£188k£519k£98.8k£164k
Profit (best available)£188k£519k£98.8k£164k
Staff costs£1.6m£1.8m£2m£2.2m
Employees (average)43424246
Ratios
Profit margin1.1%3.3%0.5%0.7%
Gross margin8.8%14.8%9.5%—
Revenue per employee£400k£374k£428k£522k
Profit per employee£4.4k£12.3k£2.4k£3.6k
Cash conversion−244%−187.2%−927.3%−207.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.6%▲14.2%▲33.7%
Profit growth—▲175.8%▼81%▲65.8%
Headcount growth—▼2.3%0%▲9.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1k£1.7k£1.6k£2k
Net assets£5m£5.4m£5.3m£5.3m
Fixed assets£7.4m£7.4m£7.4m£7m
Current assets£4.3m£3.8m£4.6m£4.8m
Debtors£754k£612k£978k£1.2m
Deferred income£232k£294k£288k£279k
Cash from operations−£649k−£1.4m−£583k−£1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£522k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−207.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
29.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.9%
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
▲0%
Now £5.3m
Cash at bank
▲27%
Now £2k
Headcount
▲10%
Now 46
Deferred income
▼3%
Now £279k
Fixed assets
▼5%
Now £7m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £164k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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