Whitsbury Farm & Stud Limited
Registered name: WHITSBURY FARM & STUD LIMITED
Whitsbury Farm & Stud Limited made £14.6m revenue and £5.1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Whitsbury Farm & Stud Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £14.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £5.1m profit and 34 employees. The company is classified under “raising of horses and other equines” and is based in Whitsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Whitsbury, South West
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12.7m | £14.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £4.9m | £4.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £7.9m | £9.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4.7m | £6.8m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £3.5m | £5.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £3.5m | £5.1m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 28 | 31 | 31 | 34 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 27.4% | 34.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 61.9% | 66.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £411k | £428k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £113k | £149k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲14.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲45.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.7% | 0% | ▲9.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £60.1k | £1.9m | £1.1m | £34k |
| Net assets | £12.8m | £16.6m | £36.2m | £41.2m |
| Fixed assets | £7.3m | £7.3m | £34.3m | £49.8m |
| Current assets | £7.9m | £11.7m | £11.1m | £9.7m |
| Debtors | £3.2m | £4.4m | £5m | £4.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £4.7m | £7.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 34.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £428k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £149k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 342.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 30.8%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £41.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼97%
- Now £34k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲45%
- Now £49.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Whitsbury Manor Stud LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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