How much does The New Forest Fruit Company Limited make?

The New Forest Fruit Company Limited reported revenue of £27.7m and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The New Forest Fruit Company Limited have?

The New Forest Fruit Company Limited reported an average of 336 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is The New Forest Fruit Company Limited profitable?

Yes — The New Forest Fruit Company Limited reported a profit of £2.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05694172 · Incorporated 1 Feb 2006

The New Forest Fruit Company Limited

Registered name: THE NEW FOREST FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Booth Holdings Limited group

The New Forest Fruit Company Limited made £27.7m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The New Forest Fruit Company Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £27.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.3m profit and 336 employees. The company is classified under “growing of pome fruits and stone fruits” and is based in Brockenhurst; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01240Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits

Status: Active
Location: Brockenhurst, South East
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£27.7m

Growth ▲19.7%

Profit

£2.3m

Growth ▲31.6%

Profit margin

8.5%

Gross 35.2%

Employees

336

Change ▼1.2%

Profit / employee

£7k

Revenue/employee £82.3k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£19.6m	£21.3m	£19.4m	£23.1m	£27.7m
Cost of sales	£12.2m	£13.9m	£14.4m	£15m	£17.9m
Gross profit	£7.4m	£7.4m	£5m	£8.1m	£9.7m
Operating profit	£2.8m	£2m	−£51.3k	£2.5m	£3.4m
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£1.9m	−£146k	£2.4m	£3.3m
Profit after tax	£2.3m	£1.8m	−£142k	£1.8m	£2.3m
Profit (best available)	£2.3m	£1.8m	−£142k	£1.8m	£2.3m
Staff costs	£8.6m	£10.3m	£9.9m	£10.3m	£11.9m
Employees (average)	306	314	335	340	336
Ratios
Profit margin	11.5%	8.5%	−0.7%	7.7%	8.5%
Gross margin	37.9%	34.7%	26%	35.2%	35.2%
Revenue per employee	£64k	£67.9k	£58k	£68k	£82.3k
Profit per employee	£7.4k	£5.7k	−£423	£5.2k	£7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8.9%	▼8.8%	▲18.9%	▲19.7%
Profit growth	—	▼20%	▼107.8%	—	▲31.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.6%	▲6.7%	▲1.5%	▼1.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.7m	£3.8m	£3.2m	£4m	£6.1m
Net assets	£7.8m	£8.9m	£8.3m	£10m	£12.3m
Fixed assets	£4.8m	£6.2m	£5.9m	£7.5m	£7.9m
Current assets	£6.9m	£7.5m	£6.3m	£7.8m	£10.2m
Debtors	£73.3k	£6.7k	£130k	£36.5k	£143k
Deferred income	£127k	£131k	£201k	£199k	£436k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £82.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 28.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.5%; 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: ▲23%; Now £12.3m
Cash at bank: ▲51%; Now £6.1m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 336
Deferred income: ▲119%; Now £436k
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £7.9m

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

Booth Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The New Forest Fruit Company Limitedthis company

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

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 Dec 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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