How much does Chapmans Agricultural Limited make?

Chapmans Agricultural Limited reported revenue of £7.5m and a loss of £871k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Chapmans Agricultural Limited have?

Chapmans Agricultural Limited reported an average of 92 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Chapmans Agricultural Limited profitable?

No — Chapmans Agricultural Limited reported a loss of £871k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00564420 · Incorporated 9 Apr 1956

Chapmans Agricultural Limited

Registered name: CHAPMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

Part of Chapmans Agricultural Holdings Limited group

Chapmans Agricultural Limited made £7.5m revenue and a £871k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Chapmans Agricultural Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £7.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £871k and 92 employees. The company is classified under “forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25500Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy SIC 28302Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 70 yrs · since 1956
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's parent undertaking is Chapmans Agricultural Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£7.5m

Growth ▼22.4%

Profit

−£871k

Growth —

Profit margin

−11.6%

Gross 12.7%

Employees

Change ▼17.1%

Profit / employee

−£9.5k

Revenue/employee £81.7k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.4m	£9.7m	£7.5m
Cost of sales	£9.9m	£8.4m	£6.6m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£1.3m	£957k
Operating profit	£1.3m	−£900k	−£930k
Profit before tax	£1.2m	−£935k	−£1.2m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	−£814k	−£871k
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	−£814k	−£871k
Staff costs	£4.4m	£4m	£3.4m
Employees (average)	126	111	92
Ratios
Profit margin	8.7%	−8.4%	−11.6%
Gross margin	20.6%	13.2%	12.7%
Revenue per employee	£98.6k	£87.2k	£81.7k
Profit per employee	£8.6k	−£7.3k	−£9.5k
Cash conversion	−104.9%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼22.1%	▼22.4%
Profit growth	—	▼175.3%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼11.9%	▼17.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.7m	£555k	£76.1k
Net assets	£6.5m	£5.6m	£4.8m
Fixed assets	£3.2m	£3m	£2.5m
Current assets	£5.7m	£6.7m	£6.3m
Debtors	£1.7m	£885k	£1.2m
Deferred income	£146k	£138k	£152k
Cash from operations	−£1.3m	£3.3m	£167k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −11.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £81.7k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 33%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.1%; 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: ▼15%; Now £4.8m
Cash at bank: ▼86%; Now £76.1k
Headcount: ▼17%; Now 92
Deferred income: ▲10%; Now £152k
Fixed assets: ▼16%; Now £2.5m

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

Chapmans Agricultural Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Chapmans Agricultural Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Brockhouse Group LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£871k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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