How many employees does Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited have?

Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited reported an average of 219 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Is Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited profitable?

Yes — Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited reported a profit of £12.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Company No. 03310507 · Incorporated 1 Feb 1997

Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited

Registered name: FRANK BIRD (POULTRY) LIMITED

Part of Armstrong Watson Trustees Limited group

Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited made £12.3m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026 (revenue not disclosed).

Frank Bird (Poultry) Limited reported £12.3m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026, up 129% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 219 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of poultry meat” and is based in Penrith; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meat

Status: Active
Location: Penrith, North West
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£12.3m

Growth ▲128.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

219

Change ▲2.8%

Profit / employee

£56k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 to	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025	31 Jan 2026
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£75.7m	£78m	£82.4m	—
Cost of sales	£66.1m	£67.6m	£67.8m	—
Gross profit	£9.6m	£10.4m	£14.6m	—
Operating profit	£739k	£658k	£7.2m	—
Profit before tax	£824k	£916k	£7.5m	£15.7m
Profit after tax	£566k	£855k	£5.4m	£12.3m
Profit (best available)	£566k	£855k	£5.4m	£12.3m
Staff costs	£11.1m	£12.6m	£10.6m	£10.3m
Employees (average)	203	206	213	219
Ratios
Profit margin	0.8%	1.1%	6.5%	—
Gross margin	12.7%	13.4%	17.8%	—
Revenue per employee	£373k	£379k	£387k	—
Profit per employee	£2.8k	£4.2k	£25.2k	£56k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.1%	▲5.7%	—
Profit growth	—	▲51.2%	▲526.8%	▲128.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.5%	▲3.4%	▲2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.4m	£7.3m	£6.6m	£9.9m
Net assets	£13.5m	£14.4m	£12.8m	£20.3m
Fixed assets	£2.1m	£2.9m	£3.3m	£5.2m
Current assets	£23.4m	£23m	£24.2m	£29.4m
Debtors	£6.2m	£6m	£6.6m	£6.9m
Deferred income	£178k	£252k	£323k	£212k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £56k; 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.

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: ▲58%; Now £20.3m
Cash at bank: ▲49%; Now £9.9m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 219
Deferred income: ▼34%; Now £212k
Fixed assets: ▲57%; Now £5.2m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Armstrong Watson Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
F and N One Limited75–100%
F and N Holdings Limited75–100%
Frank Bird (Poultry) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Balingour LimitedRev. £14.2m · Profit £1m

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £12.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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