How many employees does Ashley Chase Estate Limited have?

Ashley Chase Estate Limited reported an average of 140 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Ashley Chase Estate Limited profitable?

Yes — Ashley Chase Estate Limited reported a profit of £82.5k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03855500 · Incorporated 8 Oct 1999

Ashley Chase Estate Limited

Registered name: ASHLEY CHASE ESTATE LIMITED

Part of A.j. and R.g.barber Limited group

Ashley Chase Estate Limited made £82.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Ashley Chase Estate Limited reported £82.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 140 employees. The company is classified under “liquid milk and cream production” and is based in Ditcheat; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 10511Liquid milk and cream production SIC 10512Butter and cheese production

Status: Active
Location: Ditcheat, South West
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£82.5k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

140

Change ▲2.2%

Profit / employee

£590

Profitable streak

1yr

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Cost of sales	£47.3m	£47.5m
Profit before tax	£1.8m	£2m
Profit after tax	−£839k	£82.5k
Profit (best available)	−£839k	£82.5k
Staff costs	£4.7m	£5.2m
Employees (average)	137	140
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	−£6.1k	£590
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	▲2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£58.1k	£62k
Net assets	£4.9m	£5.3m
Fixed assets	£5m	£5m
Current assets	£12.3m	£12.5m
Debtors	£1.6m	£1.4m
Deferred income	£960k	£584k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

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: £590; 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: ▲8%; Now £5.3m
Cash at bank: ▲7%; Now £62k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 140
Deferred income: ▼39%; Now £584k
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £5m

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

A.j. and R.g.barber Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ashley Chase Estate 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
Somerdale International LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2025 (profit £82.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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