How much does Heygates Country Feeds Limited make?

Heygates Country Feeds Limited reported revenue of £37.4m and £1.1m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Heygates Country Feeds Limited have?

Heygates Country Feeds Limited reported an average of 44 employees in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Is Heygates Country Feeds Limited profitable?

Yes — Heygates Country Feeds Limited reported a profit of £1.1m in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08217519 · Incorporated 17 Sep 2012

Heygates Country Feeds Limited

Registered name: HEYGATES COUNTRY FEEDS LIMITED

Part of Heygate & Sons Limited group

Heygates Country Feeds Limited made £37.4m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Heygates Country Feeds Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £37.4m in the year to 29 Mar 2025, with £1.1m profit and 44 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals” and is based in Northampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10910Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals

Status: Active
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 14 yrs · since 2012
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 29 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£37.4m

Growth ▲0.8%

Profit

£1.1m

Growth ▲4.3%

Profit margin

2.9%

Gross 20.1%

Employees

Change ▲4.8%

Profit / employee

£25k

Revenue/employee £851k

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 to	1 Apr 2023	30 Mar 2024	29 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£42.9m	£37.1m	£37.4m
Cost of sales	£36.4m	£30.5m	£29.9m
Gross profit	£6.5m	£6.7m	£7.5m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£1.4m	£1.5m
Profit before tax	£1.1m	£1.4m	£1.5m
Profit after tax	£864k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£864k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Employees (average)	43	42	44
Ratios
Profit margin	2%	2.8%	2.9%
Gross margin	15.2%	18%	20.1%
Revenue per employee	£997k	£884k	£851k
Profit per employee	£20.1k	£25.1k	£25k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼13.4%	▲0.8%
Profit growth	—	▲22%	▲4.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.3%	▲4.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.8m	£0	£2.4m
Net assets	£3.7m	£4.8m	£5.9m
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£878k	£792k
Current assets	£10.1m	£6.3m	£8.5m
Debtors	£4.5m	£3.9m	£4.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £851k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £25k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11%; 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 £5.9m
Cash at bank: —; Now £2.4m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 44
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £792k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Heygate & Sons Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Heygates Country Feeds Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (8)

Heygates LimitedRev. £250m · Profit £10.8m
Fine Lady Bakeries LimitedRev. £164m · Profit £117k
Heygate Grain LimitedRev. £113m · Profit £248k
Heygate Engineering Company Limited(The)Rev. £15.2m · Profit £35.6k
F.a.bird,(Downham Mills),limitedFigures not disclosed
Heygate Animal Feeds LimitedFigures not disclosed
Heygate Leasing Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Warburton Estate Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 29 Mar 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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