Bentham and District Farmers' Auction Mart Company,limited(The)
Registered name: BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
Bentham and District Farmers' Auction Mart Company,limited(The) made £387k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Bentham and District Farmers' Auction Mart Company,limited(The) reported £387k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025, up 5% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 34 employees. The company is classified under “support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care)” and is based in NR Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- NR Lancaster, North West
- Age
- 123 yrs · since 1903
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £369k | £387k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £369k | £387k |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £10.9k | £11.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲4.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.9% | ▲3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £248k | £4.8k | £292k | £37.3k |
| Net assets | £3.7m | £3.9m | £4.3m | £4.7m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £3m | £3.4m | £3.6m | £4.2m |
| Debtors | £2.7m | £3.3m | £3.3m | £4.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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
- £11.4k
- 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.
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 £4.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼87%
- Now £37.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £2.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £387k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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