How much does Forrester (Sales) Limited make?

Forrester (Sales) Limited reported revenue of £94m and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Forrester (Sales) Limited have?

Forrester (Sales) Limited reported an average of 372 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Forrester (Sales) Limited profitable?

Yes — Forrester (Sales) Limited reported a profit of £2.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01085750 · Incorporated 7 Dec 1972

Forrester (Sales) Limited

Registered name: FORRESTER (SALES) LIMITED

Part of Forresters Of Cheshire Ltd group

Forrester (Sales) Limited made £94m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Forrester (Sales) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £94m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.4m profit and 372 employees. The company is classified under “production of meat and poultry meat products” and is based in Frodsham Cheshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10130Production of meat and poultry meat products

Status: Active
Location: Frodsham Cheshire, North West
Age: 53 yrs · since 1972
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 immediate parent undertaking is Forresters of Cheshire Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales. The ultimate parent company is Forresters Group Limited which is also”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£94m

Growth ▲5.6%

Profit

£2.4m

Growth ▲5.3%

Profit margin

2.5%

Gross 16.6%

Employees

372

Change ▼2.1%

Profit / employee

£6.5k

Revenue/employee £253k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£65.2m	£81.6m	£89m	£94m
Cost of sales	£58.1m	£70.2m	£72.7m	£78.4m
Gross profit	£7.1m	£11.4m	£16.3m	£15.6m
Operating profit	£258k	£1.6m	£3m	£2.9m
Profit before tax	£255k	£1.5m	£2.9m	£2.9m
Profit after tax	£416k	£1.7m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Profit (best available)	£416k	£1.7m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Staff costs	—	—	£16m	£16.9m
Employees (average)	346	410	380	372
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	2%	2.6%	2.5%
Gross margin	10.9%	14%	18.3%	16.6%
Revenue per employee	£188k	£199k	£234k	£253k
Profit per employee	£1.2k	£4k	£6k	£6.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲25.2%	▲9%	▲5.6%
Profit growth	—	▲297.8%	▲37.9%	▲5.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲18.5%	▼7.3%	▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.1m	£537k
Net assets	£11m	£12.4m	£14.3m	£16.2m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.8m	£23.7k	£2m
Current assets	£19.5m	£20.9m	£22.3m	£27.3m
Debtors	£10.6m	£12.2m	£12.3m	£14m
Deferred income	£826k	£1.4m	£2.8m	£3.2m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £253k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.9%; 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: ▲13%; Now £16.2m
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £537k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 372
Deferred income: ▲14%; Now £3.2m
Fixed assets: ▲8199%; Now £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

Forresters Of Cheshire Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Forrester (Sales) Limitedthis company

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

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 Mar 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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