Somerdale International Limited
Registered name: SOMERDALE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of A.j. and R.g.barber Limited groupSomerdale International Limited made £48.3m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Somerdale International Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £48.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.7m profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Wellington; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wellington
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £53.7m | £46.4m | £48.3m |
| Cost of sales | −£40.3m | −£38.1m | −£38m |
| Gross profit | £13.4m | £8.3m | £10.3m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £1.4m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.1m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.1m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Gross margin | 25% | 17.9% | 21.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.3m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Profit per employee | £77.1k | £46.3k | £71.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13.6% | ▲4.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼40% | ▲55.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £71.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- A.j. and R.g.barber Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Somerdale International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) LimitedRev. £124m · Profit £2.1m
- Ashley Chase Estate LimitedRev. — · Profit £82.5k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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