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Company No. 00189740 · Incorporated 3 May 1923

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Limited

Registered name: CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED

Part of Edward Billington and Son Limited group

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Limited made £326m revenue and a £71.9k loss in the year to 30 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £326m in the year to 30 Aug 2025, with a loss of £71.9k and 489 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals” and is based in Carlisle; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10910Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animalsSIC 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Status
Active
Location
Carlisle, North West
Age
103 yrs · since 1923
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 ultimate parent undertaking is Edward Billington and Son Limited, which is incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Aug 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£326m
Growth ▲0.8%
Profit
−£71.9k
Growth —
Profit margin
0%
Gross 3.7%
Employees
489
Change ▼1.4%
Profit / employee
−£147
Revenue/employee £667k
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 to3 Sep 20222 Sep 202331 Aug 202430 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£344m£361m£323m£326m
Cost of sales£329m£349m£313m£314m
Gross profit£14.5m£12.7m£10.8m£11.9m
Operating profit£4.3m£1.1m−£552k£126k
Profit before tax£3.7m£116k−£1m£24.1k
Profit after tax£2.9m−£421k−£773k−£71.9k
Profit (best available)£2.9m−£421k−£773k−£71.9k
Staff costs£18.1m£19.5m£19.7m£20.7m
Employees (average)526520496489
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%−0.1%−0.2%0%
Gross margin4.2%3.5%3.4%3.7%
Revenue per employee£654k£695k£652k£667k
Profit per employee£5.4k−£809−£1.6k−£147
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5.1%▼10.5%▲0.8%
Profit growth—▼114.7%——
Headcount growth—▼1.1%▼4.6%▼1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£12.1m£298k£655k£4.2m
Net assets£32.9m£32.5m£28.7m£22.6m
Fixed assets£14.9m£15.9m£15.3m£15.2m
Current assets£114m£85.3m£81.2m£90.9m
Debtors£51.1m£38.8m£32.5m£36.7m
Deferred income£14.5m£11.9m£13.3m£10.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
3.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£667k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£147
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.3%
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
▼21%
Now £22.6m
Cash at bank
▲537%
Now £4.2m
Headcount
▼1%
Now 489
Deferred income
▼24%
Now £10.1m
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £15.2m

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

  1. Edward Billington and Son Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (8)

Sister companies (16)

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 Aug 2025 (profit −£71.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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