LOUGH ERNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Operating from County Fermanagh, the business acts as an agricultural holding entity for the Crawford family's poultry and egg processing operations, which trade under the Ready Egg Products brand.
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Cash
£18M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£97M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
337
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£23M
Period ending 2025-09-30
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Our short-form breakdown of LOUGH ERNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED's latest filing
A family-owned farm in County Fermanagh pulling in £300m in revenue. Even accounting for a shorter prior year, Lough Erne Investments is posting serious numbers. 🐄🚜
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £235,174,350 | £200,975,066 | £302,366,134 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £16,963,021 | £15,378,368 | £22,861,567 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £16,189,398 | £15,136,014 | £22,791,251 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £12,430,555 | £11,203,217 | £16,755,703 | — | |
| Cash | £219,794 | — | — | £12,549,657 | £15,107,645 | £18,032,217 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,392,589 | £23,184,905 | £22,943,869 | £84,712,144 | £92,733,183 | £101,586,932 | — | |
| Net assets | £28,872,034 | £18,852,981 | £19,047,505 | £72,271,751 | £83,379,968 | £96,980,671 | — | |
| Equity | £18,562,123 | £18,852,981 | £19,047,505 | £72,271,751 | £83,379,968 | £96,980,671 | — | |
| Average employees | 160 | 151 | 306 | 299 | 309 | 337 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £9,242,454 | £7,305,428 | £10,802,307 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,517,935 | £805,381 | £864,970 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.2% | 7.7% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 20.0% | 16.6% | 22.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 39.7% | 33.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.90x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 19.35x | 25.27x | 65.57x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Audit (Ireland) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Group's and the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LOUGH ERNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Ready Egg Products Limited 51%
- Lough Erne Dairies Limited 100%
- Skea Egg Farms Limited 51%
Significant events
- “The Group undertakes many local community engagements and is a proud member of Business in the Community.”
- “In 2021 we installed a new state-of-the-art waste water treatment facility.”
- “The Group voluntarily entered into Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) at both our sites as a further commitment to meeting and exceeding energy efficiency and carbon reduction targets in exchange for CCL relief available until 31 March 2025.”
- “The Group continues to recognise the importance of its research and development programme, which it believes is essential to ensure that the business continues to develop new products and remain competitive in the market.”
- “Contracted but not provided for in the financial statements 165,480 (2025), 165,480 (2024)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, Charles Edward | Director | 2012-06-26 | Jul 1952 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Lloyd Daniel | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jun 1993 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Mildred Elizabeth | Director | 2015-11-13 | Jan 1965 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Richard Freeman | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jan 1986 | British |
| MCMENAMIN, Cynthia Adelaide | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jul 1987 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Edward Crawford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-05-02 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.