L.J. Fairburn And Son Limited
Active01182857AgricultureIncorporated 3 Sept 1974 · Alford
poultry and egg farming.
Revenue
£116.4m
▼ -2.6% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£2.1m
Margin 3.4%
Employees
260
▲ +2.4% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£22.5m
Total assets £63.2m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Sept 2019Not available
Sept 2020
£91.7m
Sept 2021
£102.4m▲ +11.7%
Sept 2022
£100.9m▼ -1.5%
Sept 2023
£109.2m▲ +8.3%
Sept 2024
£119.4m▲ +9.4%
Sept 2025
£116.4m▼ -2.6%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £116.4m | ▼ -2.6% | £3.1m | 260 | £22.5m |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £119.4m | ▲ +9.4% | £3.4m | 254 | £20.4m |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £109.2m | ▲ +8.3% | £3.8m | 238 | £18.1m |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £100.9m | ▼ -1.5% | -£1.0m | 235 | £15.0m |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £102.4m | ▲ +11.7% | £758k | 301 | £17.0m |
| 30 Sept 2020 | £91.7m | — | £1.9m | 284 | £16.5m |
| 30 Sept 2019 | — | — | — | — | £15.0m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Sept 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £116.4m
- Gross profit
- £12.9m
- Operating profit
- £4.0m
- Profit before tax
- £3.1m
- Profit after tax
- £2.1m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £63.2m
- Cash
- £7k
- Total liabilities
- £40.7m
- Net assets
- £22.5m
- Revenue per employee
- £448k
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