How much does Shafa Farm Limited make?

Shafa Farm Limited reported revenue of £13.9m and a loss of £996k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shafa Farm Limited have?

Shafa Farm Limited reported an average of 42 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Shafa Farm Limited profitable?

No — Shafa Farm Limited reported a loss of £996k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 11872358 · Incorporated 9 Mar 2019

Shafa Farm Limited

Registered name: SHAFA FARM LIMITED

Part of Shafa Investments Limited group

Shafa Farm Limited made £13.9m revenue and a £996k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Shafa Farm Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £13.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £996k and 42 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of poultry meat” and is based in Hatton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meat

Status: Active
Location: Hatton, West Midlands
Age: 7 yrs · since 2019
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. From the filing: “Shafa Investments Limited is regarded by the director as being the immediate parent company,”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£13.9m

Growth ▼1.5%

Profit

−£996k

Growth —

Profit margin

−7.2%

Gross 10.9%

Employees

Change ▼12.5%

Profit / employee

−£23.7k

Revenue/employee £330k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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)	£14.1m	£16.4m	£14.1m	£13.9m
Cost of sales	£13.2m	£14.5m	£12.4m	£12.3m
Gross profit	£892k	£1.9m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Operating profit	−£1.1m	−£547k	−£698k	−£977k
Profit before tax	−£1.1m	−£584k	−£718k	−£996k
Profit after tax	−£767k	−£927k	−£718k	−£996k
Profit (best available)	−£767k	−£927k	−£718k	−£996k
Staff costs	£1.2m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Employees (average)	42	54	48	42
Ratios
Profit margin	−5.5%	−5.7%	−5.1%	−7.2%
Gross margin	6.3%	11.6%	11.7%	10.9%
Revenue per employee	£335k	£303k	£293k	£330k
Profit per employee	−£18.3k	−£17.2k	−£15k	−£23.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲16.2%	▼14%	▼1.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲28.6%	▼11.1%	▼12.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£191k	£406k	£510k	£253k
Net assets	−£1.5m	−£2.4m	−£3.1m	£1.8m
Fixed assets	£5m	£4.3m	£3.4m	£2.4m
Current assets	£1.4m	£1.3m	£1.5m	£2.8m
Debtors	£776k	£806k	£669k	£1.5m
Deferred income	£139k	£363k	£128k	£241k
Cash from operations	−£752k	−£379k	£381k	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £330k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£23.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.1%; 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: —; Now £1.8m
Cash at bank: ▼50%; Now £253k
Headcount: ▼13%; Now 42
Deferred income: ▲88%; Now £241k
Fixed assets: ▼28%; Now £2.4m

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

Shafa Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Shafa Farm 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 −£996k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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