BUTLERS FARMHOUSE CHEESES LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Holdings), the company is a Preston-based producer of farmhouse cheeses and butter.
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Cash
£7k
-99.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
104
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£400k
-102.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,309,000 | £16,528,000 | £18,165,000 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,158,000 | £13,631,000 | -£73,000 | -100.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,060,000 | £13,970,000 | -£400,000 | -102.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,216,000 | £12,307,000 | -£450,000 | -103.7% | |
| Cash | £485,000 | £2,798,000 | £7,000 | -99.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,086,000 | £23,501,000 | £23,893,000 | +1.7% | |
| Net assets | £8,990,000 | £21,295,000 | £20,844,000 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £8,990,000 | £21,295,000 | £20,844,000 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 102 | 104 | +2% | |
| Wages | £3,751,000 | £3,701,000 | £3,403,000 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £589,000 | £537,000 | £270,000 | -49.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 82.5% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 74.5% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 58.0% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.3% | 25.7% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 4.44x | 2.42x | |
| Interest cover | 10.82x | — | -0.18x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUTLERS FARMHOUSE CHEESES LIMITED 1999-06-07 → present
- COMPLEX TIMES LIMITED 1998-11-03 → 1999-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rawcliffe & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The total loss fire in November 2023 at Shay Lane, the company's packing, storage and office site, continues to play a major role on company performance, with the impact expected to continue for several years.”
- “Planning permission for a state of the art cheesemaking campus on the farm in Inglewhite was granted in February 2025.”
- “The company completed a £15m investment into the future of Farmhouse cheese by establishing a state of the art cheesemaking campus.”
- “In September 2025, the company purchased land located at the Inglewhite dairy site from directors Gillian, Matthew and Daniel Hall, for the purpose of constructing a building for the production of cheese. The land was purchased at market value for £600,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Daniel James Butler | Director | 2018-06-15 | Jul 1991 | British |
| HALL, Gillian Mary | Director | 1998-12-04 | Mar 1960 | British |
| HALL, Matthew Thomas Butler | Director | 2018-06-15 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Jean Mary | Secretary | 1998-12-04 | 2006-11-16 |
| HORNBY, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2006-11-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-11-03 | 1998-12-04 |
| BUTLER, Jean Mary | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2018-06-14 |
| BUTLER, Thomas | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2010-04-23 |
| HALL, Colin Trevor | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2018-06-14 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-11-03 | 1998-12-04 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-11-03 | 1998-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Holdings) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-03-06 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Thomas Butler Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-01 | Ceased 2026-03-12 |
| Mr Daniel James Butler Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-01 | Ceased 2023-03-06 |
| Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Parent) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-06-15 | Ceased 2023-03-06 |
| Mrs Gillian Mary Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-06 |
| Mr Colin Trevor Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.