How much does Barfoot Farms Limited make?

Barfoot Farms Limited reported revenue of £19.1m and a loss of £135k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Barfoot Farms Limited have?

Barfoot Farms Limited reported an average of 141 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Barfoot Farms Limited profitable?

No — Barfoot Farms Limited reported a loss of £135k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04295450 · Incorporated 28 Sep 2001

Barfoot Farms Limited

Registered name: BARFOOT FARMS LIMITED

Part of Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP group

Barfoot Farms Limited made £19.1m revenue and a £135k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Barfoot Farms Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £19.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £135k and 141 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Bognor Regis; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01110Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds SIC 01130Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

Status: Active
Location: Bognor Regis, South East
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent is Posbrook Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£19.1m

Growth ▼4.4%

Profit

−£135k

Growth ▼109.2%

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 20.3%

Employees

141

Change ▲20.5%

Profit / employee

−£956

Revenue/employee £136k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.3m	£19.2m	£20m	£19.1m
Cost of sales	£13.7m	£13.9m	£13.6m	£15.3m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£5.3m	£6.4m	£3.9m
Operating profit	−£713k	£3.4m	£2.1m	−£127k
Profit before tax	−£803k	£4.3m	£2m	−£231k
Profit after tax	−£669k	£3.9m	£1.5m	−£135k
Profit (best available)	−£669k	£3.9m	£1.5m	−£135k
Staff costs	£6.6m	£6m	£5.5m	£7.4m
Employees (average)	151	130	117	141
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.1%	20.3%	7.3%	−0.7%
Gross margin	16.1%	27.8%	32.1%	20.3%
Revenue per employee	£108k	£148k	£171k	£136k
Profit per employee	−£4.4k	£30k	£12.5k	−£956
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17.4%	▲4.4%	▼4.4%
Profit growth	—	—	▼62.6%	▼109.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼13.9%	▼10%	▲20.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£291k	£41k	£977k	£509k
Net assets	£9m	£12.9m	£14.4m	£14.3m
Fixed assets	£11.3m	£11.8m	£11.5m	£14.5m
Current assets	£5.6m	£3.6m	£6.6m	£6.1m
Debtors	£265k	£686k	£470k	£299k
Deferred income	£0	£10k	£0	£1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £136k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£956; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 75.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.6%; 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: ▼1%; Now £14.3m
Cash at bank: ▼48%; Now £509k
Headcount: ▲21%; Now 141
Deferred income: —; Now £1m
Fixed assets: ▲26%; Now £14.5m

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

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPultimate parent75–100%
Penntrust Limited75–100%
Barfoots Management Limited75–100%
Posbrook Holdings Limited75–100%
Barfoot Farms Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Barfoots of Botley LimitedRev. £244m · Profit £10.8m
Barfoot Energy LtdRev. — · Profit £686k
Barfoot Holdings 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£135k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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