How much does Watts Farms Packers Limited make?

Watts Farms Packers Limited reported revenue of £18.9m and a loss of £387k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Watts Farms Packers Limited have?

Watts Farms Packers Limited reported an average of 167 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Watts Farms Packers Limited profitable?

No — Watts Farms Packers Limited reported a loss of £387k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 06191865 · Incorporated 29 Mar 2007

Watts Farms Packers Limited

Registered name: WATTS FARMS PACKERS LIMITED

Part of Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limited group

Watts Farms Packers Limited made £18.9m revenue and a £387k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Watts Farms Packers Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £18.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £387k and 167 employees. The company is classified under “packaging activities” and is based in Aylesford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82920Packaging activities

Status: Active
Location: Aylesford, South East
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
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 was controlled by Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limited which is the ultimate parent company and in which theses financial statements are consolidated. In the opinion of the directors”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£18.9m

Growth ▼12.6%

Profit

−£387k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2%

Gross 12.7%

Employees

167

Change ▼23.4%

Profit / employee

−£2.3k

Revenue/employee £113k

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	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)	£22.8m	£22.2m	£21.7m	£18.9m
Cost of sales	£21.3m	£19.8m	£19.4m	£16.5m
Gross profit	£1.5m	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Operating profit	−£1.7m	−£391k	−£378k	−£382k
Profit before tax	−£1.7m	−£399k	−£379k	−£387k
Profit after tax	−£1.7m	−£399k	−£379k	−£387k
Profit (best available)	−£1.7m	−£399k	−£379k	−£387k
Staff costs	£6.8m	£6.4m	£6.7m	£6.1m
Employees (average)	222	195	218	167
Ratios
Profit margin	−7.7%	−1.8%	−1.8%	−2%
Gross margin	6.4%	10.8%	10.6%	12.7%
Revenue per employee	£103k	£114k	£99.4k	£113k
Profit per employee	−£7.9k	−£2k	−£1.7k	−£2.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.3%	▼2.5%	▼12.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.2%	▲11.8%	▼23.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£73.7k	£22.3k	£6.2k	£1.1k
Net assets	−£677k	−£1.1m	−£1.5m	−£1.8m
Fixed assets	£702k	£604k	£585k	£583k
Current assets	£6.9m	£13.8m	£10.6m	£14.9m
Debtors	£1.4m	£5.8m	£3.3m	£2.9m
Deferred income	—	—	£921k	£472k
Cash from operations	£247k	£37k	−£80.9k	−£97.8k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £113k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.4%; 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: —; Now −£1.8m
Cash at bank: ▼82%; Now £1.1k
Headcount: ▼23%; Now 167
Deferred income: ▼49%; Now £472k
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £583k

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

Watts Farms Fresh Produce Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Watts Farms Packers Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Watts Farms (Sales) LimitedRev. £47.3m · Profit −£19.2k
Watts Farms Catering LimitedRev. £27.3m · Profit £196k

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£387k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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