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Company No. 01208884 · Incorporated 23 Apr 1975

Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited

Registered name: HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED

Part of Laf Holdings Limited group

Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited made £62.2m revenue and £885k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £62.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £885k profit and 172 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of poultry meat” and is based in Oswestry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meat
Status
Active
Location
Oswestry, West Midlands
Age
51 yrs · since 1975
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: “LAF Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£62.2m
Growth ▲9.1%
Profit
£885k
Growth ▲25.9%
Profit margin
1.4%
Gross 26.3%
Employees
172
Change ▲3%
Profit / employee
£5.1k
Revenue/employee £361k
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£47.4m£54m£57m£62.2m
Cost of sales£35.5m£39.9m£41.7m£45.8m
Gross profit£11.9m£14m£15.3m£16.4m
Operating profit£778k£817k£614k£791k
Profit before tax£783k£947k£955k£1.2m
Profit after tax£631k£785k£703k£885k
Profit (best available)£631k£785k£703k£885k
Staff costs£5.6m£6.5m£6.9m£7.6m
Employees (average)157159167172
Ratios
Profit margin1.3%1.5%1.2%1.4%
Gross margin25.1%26%26.9%26.3%
Revenue per employee£302k£339k£341k£361k
Profit per employee£4k£4.9k£4.2k£5.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.9%▲5.6%▲9.1%
Profit growth—▲24.3%▼10.5%▲25.9%
Headcount growth—▲1.3%▲5%▲3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.6m£1.9m£2.6m£3.1m
Net assets£7.7m£6.5m£7.2m£6m
Fixed assets£2.2m£2.4m£2.4m£1.9m
Current assets£9m£8.5m£8.8m£11.6m
Debtors£3m£3.5m£3.7m£4.3m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£361k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.9%
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
▼16%
Now £6m
Cash at bank
▲21%
Now £3.1m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 172
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼18%
Now £1.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Laf Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
  2. Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (39)

Minority corporate shareholders

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 £885k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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