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Company No. 03193422 · Incorporated 1 May 1996

Southern England Farms Limited

Registered name: SOUTHERN ENGLAND FARMS LIMITED

Southern England Farms Limited made £33.3m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Southern England Farms Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £33.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.3m profit and 240 employees. The company is classified under “growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers” and is based in Hayle; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01130Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Status
Active
Location
Hayle, South West
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£33.3m
Growth ▲3.8%
Profit
£1.3m
Growth ▼28.9%
Profit margin
4%
Gross 7.9%
Employees
240
Change ▼10.4%
Profit / employee
£5.6k
Revenue/employee £139k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£34.7m£32.1m£33.3m
Cost of sales£31.5m£28.9m£30.7m
Gross profit£3.1m£3.2m£2.6m
Operating profit£2.5m£2.2m£1.7m
Profit before tax£2.3m£2m£1.5m
Profit after tax£2.7m£1.9m£1.3m
Profit (best available)£2.7m£1.9m£1.3m
Employees (average)264268240
Ratios
Profit margin7.8%5.9%4%
Gross margin9.1%9.9%7.9%
Revenue per employee£131k£120k£139k
Profit per employee£10.2k£7k£5.6k
Cash conversion108.6%11%13.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.5%▲3.8%
Profit growth—▼30.1%▼28.9%
Headcount growth—▲1.5%▼10.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£991k£244k£564k
Net assets£3.3m£5.1m£6.4m
Fixed assets£3.9m£3.6m£2.7m
Debtors£2.2m£1.7m£2m
Deferred income£717k£614k£497k
Cash from operations£2.7m£244k£238k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
7.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£139k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
13.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6%
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
▲25%
Now £6.4m
Cash at bank
▲131%
Now £564k
Headcount
▼10%
Now 240
Deferred income
▼19%
Now £497k
Fixed assets
▼23%
Now £2.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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