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Company No. 06899606 · Incorporated 8 May 2009

Lake District Farmers Ltd

Registered name: LAKE DISTRICT FARMERS LTD

Lake District Farmers Ltd made £13.9m revenue and £449k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Lake District Farmers Ltd’s revenue grew 13% to £13.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £449k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Ulverston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat
Status
Active
Location
Ulverston, North West
Age
17 yrs · since 2009
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.9m
Growth ▲13.3%
Profit
£449k
Growth ▼23%
Profit margin
3.2%
Gross 21.6%
Employees
50
Change ▲4.2%
Profit / employee
£9k
Revenue/employee £278k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£11m£12.3m£13.9m
Cost of sales—£8.3m£9.5m£10.9m
Gross profit—£2.7m£2.8m£3m
Operating profit—£896k£764k£605k
Profit before tax—£855k£746k£598k
Profit after tax—£644k£583k£449k
Profit (best available)—£644k£583k£449k
Staff costs—£1.6m£1.8m£2.2m
Employees (average)36444850
Ratios
Profit margin—5.8%4.8%3.2%
Gross margin—24.3%22.7%21.6%
Revenue per employee—£250k£256k£278k
Profit per employee—£14.6k£12.2k£9k
Cash conversion—−80.1%−118.3%−85%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲11.4%▲13.3%
Profit growth——▼9.4%▼23%
Headcount growth—▲22.2%▲9.1%▲4.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£719k£414k£798k£778k
Net assets£3m£3.5m£3.8m£4.2m
Fixed assets£3.1m£3.2m£3.1m£3.2m
Current assets£2.4m£2.5m£2.7m£3.1m
Debtors£1.1m£1.5m£1.3m£1.7m
Deferred income—£125k£133k£80.6k
Cash from operations—−£718k−£903k−£515k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£278k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−85%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
22.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.9%
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
▲9%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼3%
Now £778k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 50
Deferred income
▼39%
Now £80.6k
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £3.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 £449k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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