Rothamsted Research Limited
Registered name: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
Rothamsted Research Limited made £29.3m revenue and a £5.3m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Rothamsted Research Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £29.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £5.3m and 376 employees. The company is classified under “other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £40m | £39.7m | £29.3m |
| Operating profit | £6.8m | £6m | −£4.8m |
| Profit before tax | £6.8m | £6m | −£5.3m |
| Profit after tax | £6.8m | £6m | −£5.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.8m | £6m | −£5.3m |
| Employees (average) | 382 | 373 | 376 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16.9% | 15.1% | −18% |
| Revenue per employee | £105k | £106k | £77.8k |
| Profit per employee | £17.7k | £16.1k | −£14k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.7% | ▼26.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼11.1% | ▼187.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.4% | ▲0.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −18%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £77.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 376
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Rothamsted International Consulting LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rothamsted Research Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rothamsted Scientific Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£5.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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