Westland Horticulture Limited
Registered name: WESTLAND HORTICULTURE LIMITED
Westland Horticulture Limited made £259m revenue and £17.1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Westland Horticulture Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £259m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £17.1m profit and 780 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds” and is based in Dungannon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dungannon, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 | 1 Sep 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sep 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £229m | £228m | £228m | £259m |
| Cost of sales | −£167m | −£164m | −£164m | −£186m |
| Gross profit | £62.4m | £64.7m | £64.7m | £73m |
| Operating profit | £19.8m | £16.4m | £16.4m | £21.6m |
| Profit before tax | £18.9m | £16.9m | £16.9m | £21.7m |
| Profit after tax | £12.7m | £13.4m | £13.4m | £17.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £12.7m | £13.4m | £13.4m | £17.1m |
| Employees (average) | 788 | 764 | 764 | 780 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | 27.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £290k | £299k | £299k | £332k |
| Profit per employee | £16.1k | £17.6k | £17.6k | £21.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.2% | — | ▲13.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲5.7% | — | ▲27.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3% | — | ▲2.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £332k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 780
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Edham LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Grosvenor Enterprise Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £260k
- Unwins Seeds LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £17.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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