Watts Farms (Sales) Limited
Registered name: WATTS FARMS (SALES) LIMITED
Part of Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limited groupWatts Farms (Sales) Limited made £47.3m revenue and a £19.2k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
Watts Farms (Sales) Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £47.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £19.2k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Aylesford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aylesford, South East
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 was controlled by Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limited which is the ultimate”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £47m | £50.8m | £50.9m | £47.3m |
| Cost of sales | £46.7m | £50.3m | £50.4m | £46.8m |
| Gross profit | £304k | £460k | £516k | £504k |
| Operating profit | £149k | £315k | £358k | £350k |
| Profit before tax | −£17.1k | −£57.9k | −£82.1k | −£19.2k |
| Profit after tax | −£17.1k | −£57.9k | −£82.1k | −£19.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£17.1k | −£57.9k | −£82.1k | −£19.2k |
| Staff costs | £48.2k | £52.2k | £59.9k | £37.5k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0% | −0.1% | −0.2% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1% | 1.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.4m | £10.2m | £10.2m | £9.5m |
| Profit per employee | −£3.4k | −£11.6k | −£16.4k | −£3.8k |
| Cash conversion | 90.5% | 152.7% | −127.8% | −68.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲0.3% | ▼7.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.2k | £120k | £138k | £10k |
| Net assets | £449k | £391k | £309k | £290k |
| Current assets | £15.9m | £23.3m | £18.3m | £17.9m |
| Debtors | £6.1m | £5.8m | £6.3m | £5.6m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £32.4k | £20k |
| Cash from operations | £135k | £481k | −£458k | −£241k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £9.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −68.9%
- 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
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now £290k
- Cash at bank
- ▼93%
- Now £10k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▼38%
- Now £20k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Watts Farms (Sales) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Watts Farms Catering LimitedRev. £27.3m · Profit £196k
- Watts Farms Packers LimitedRev. £18.9m · Profit −£387k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£19.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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