Farmhouse Biscuits Limited
Registered name: FARMHOUSE BISCUITS LIMITED
Farmhouse Biscuits Limited made £24.6m revenue and £461k profit in the year to 30 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Farmhouse Biscuits Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £24.6m in the year to 30 Dec 2025, with £461k profit and 231 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Nelson; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nelson, North West
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1973
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 30 Dec 2024 | 30 Dec 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) | £20.6m | £19.4m | £19.2m | £24.6m |
| Cost of sales | £16.3m | £14.6m | £16m | £19.5m |
| Gross profit | £4.3m | £4.8m | £3.3m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | −£77k | £396k | −£882k | £750k |
| Profit before tax | −£149k | £245k | −£992k | £632k |
| Profit after tax | −£112k | £178k | −£761k | £461k |
| Profit (best available) | −£112k | £178k | −£761k | £461k |
| Staff costs | £7.7m | £7.2m | £7.5m | £8.6m |
| Employees (average) | 221 | 223 | 236 | 231 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.5% | 0.9% | −4% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 20.8% | 24.7% | 17% | 20.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £93.1k | £87.1k | £81.5k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | −£505 | £798 | −£3.2k | £2k |
| Cash conversion | — | −248.6% | — | −50.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.6% | ▼1.1% | ▲27.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼528% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▲5.8% | ▼2.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £500k | £350k | £849k | £68.5k |
| Net assets | £6m | £5.9m | £4.9m | £5.3m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1m | £4.2m | £4m | £4m |
| Current assets | £7m | £5.4m | £5m | £4.9m |
| Debtors | £3.6m | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Deferred income | £24.7k | £24.1k | £23.5k | £22.9k |
| Cash from operations | −£507k | −£983k | −£1.2m | −£380k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −50.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.8%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £5.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼92%
- Now £68.5k
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 231
- Deferred income
- ▼3%
- Now £22.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Dec 2025 (profit £461k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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