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Company No. 03574122 · Incorporated 2 Jun 1998

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Limited

Registered name: CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

Part of Edward Billington and Son Limited group

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Limited made £159m revenue and £6.4m profit in the year to 30 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £159m in the year to 30 Aug 2025, with £6.4m profit and 180 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10910Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals
Status
Active
Location
Liverpool, North West
Age
28 yrs · since 1998
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Aug 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£159m
Growth ▼3.7%
Profit
£6.4m
Growth ▲89.4%
Profit margin
4%
Gross 12.5%
Employees
180
Change ▼4.3%
Profit / employee
£35.7k
Revenue/employee £886k
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 to3 Sep 20222 Sep 202331 Aug 202430 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£167m£187m£166m£159m
Cost of sales£152m£169m£149m£139m
Gross profit£15.2m£18.1m£16.5m£19.9m
Operating profit£3.3m£5.4m£4.6m£8.5m
Profit before tax£3.3m£5.6m£4.8m£8.6m
Profit after tax£2.6m£4.4m£3.4m£6.4m
Profit (best available)£2.6m£4.4m£3.4m£6.4m
Staff costs£8m£8.1m£8m£8.5m
Employees (average)204194188180
Ratios
Profit margin1.6%2.4%2.1%4%
Gross margin9.1%9.7%10%12.5%
Revenue per employee£819k£962k£880k£886k
Profit per employee£12.9k£22.7k£18k£35.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲11.7%▼11.3%▼3.7%
Profit growth—▲68%▼23%▲89.4%
Headcount growth—▼4.9%▼3.1%▼4.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5k£10.2k£14.8k£12.7k
Net assets£31.4m£35.1m£37.7m£45m
Fixed assets£13.1m£11.3m£10m£12.3m
Current assets£40.2m£32.2m£37.6m£45.1m
Debtors£33.6m£212k£46.9k£17.7k
Deferred income£1.9m£351k£455k£637k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£886k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£35.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
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
▲19%
Now £45m
Cash at bank
▼14%
Now £12.7k
Headcount
▼4%
Now 180
Deferred income
▲40%
Now £637k
Fixed assets
▲24%
Now £12.3m

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

  1. Edward Billington and Son Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Sister companies (16)

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 30 Aug 2025 (profit £6.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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