A.c. Goatham and Son Limited
Registered name: A.C. GOATHAM AND SON LIMITED
A.c. Goatham and Son Limited made £78.3m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
A.c. Goatham and Son Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £78.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1m profit and 520 employees. The company is classified under “growing of pome fruits and stone fruits” and is based in Rochester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rochester, South East
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £50.3m | £63m | £69.7m | £78.3m |
| Cost of sales | £44m | £53.5m | £59.7m | £67.8m |
| Gross profit | £6.2m | £9.5m | £10m | £10.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £540k | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £240k | £736k | £1.1m | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | £240k | £736k | £1.1m | £1m |
| Staff costs | £11.9m | £15m | £18.5m | £23.4m |
| Employees (average) | 317 | 398 | 473 | 520 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Gross margin | 12.4% | 15% | 14.4% | 13.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £159k | £158k | £147k | £151k |
| Profit per employee | £757 | £1.8k | £2.2k | £1.9k |
| Cash conversion | −796.8% | −215.1% | −198.3% | −313.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲25.3% | ▲10.7% | ▲12.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲206.6% | ▲43.3% | ▼4.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25.6% | ▲18.8% | ▲9.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £627k | £403k | £431k | £432k |
| Net assets | £13m | £13.8m | £14.8m | £15.8m |
| Fixed assets | £48m | £44.4m | £41.9m | £49.4m |
| Current assets | £10.6m | £12.6m | £14.9m | £15.7m |
| Debtors | £3.1m | £4.6m | £5.6m | £4.7m |
| Deferred income | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1m | £964k |
| Cash from operations | −£10.5m | −£6.8m | −£5.7m | −£7.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £151k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −313.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 63.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £15.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲0%
- Now £432k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 520
- Deferred income
- ▼7%
- Now £964k
- Fixed assets
- ▲18%
- Now £49.4m
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- Revenue
- £112m
- Profit
- £4.3m
- Staff
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- Clock House Farm LimitedMaidstone · Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits
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- £40.1m
- Profit
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- The New Forest Fruit Company LimitedBrockenhurst · Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits
- Revenue
- £27.7m
- Profit
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- Staff
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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