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Livestock & Dairy Companies in the UK: 8,800+ Active Firms (2026)
Livestock and dairy companies rear animals and produce milk, meat and related farm outputs under UK animal welfare and food-safety rules.
Procurement sits around recurring buying centres: dairy collection and milk processing, meat supply and slaughter/processing routes, livestock rearing for cattle, sheep, poultry and pigs, and farm animal services that keep herds and flocks registered, moved and saleable. Customers tend to be agricultural supply chains rather than office-based buyers: processors, distributors, exporters, larger agribusinesses and neighbouring farms. Engagements are usually operational rather than project-led, covering milk supply agreements, live-animal movements, welfare assurance, veterinary-adjacent services and food-safety paperwork. At the larger end, turnover and employee thresholds matter because they indicate capacity to serve processors and multi-site supply arrangements.
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The UK has 8,896 actively trading livestock and dairy companies, with 210 above £5M turnover and 1,492 incorporated since 2022. The cohort therefore has a wide base of newer farm and animal-services operators, alongside a thinner tier of larger agribusinesses. Reported employment across the cohort totals 156,902 people, a direct footprint that reflects farms, producer vehicles and supply-chain service businesses rather than office-centred enterprises.
Oversight splits by activity and jurisdiction. Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency shape the Great Britain regime for notifiable disease reporting, animal welfare concerns, livestock and poultry registration, non-TB movement licensing, and imports or exports of animals and animal products. Slaughterhouse welfare is a separate control point in England and Wales: the Food Standards Agency applies and enforces the regime on behalf of Defra and the Welsh Government, with Official Veterinarians monitoring approved premises. Staff involved in slaughter must be trained and hold a Certificate of Competence. Northern Ireland operates through separate agriculture department delivery arrangements, so cross-border supply chains need jurisdiction-specific compliance processes.
Commercial pressure appears likely to keep the cohort split between family-scale operators, specialist animal-service providers and a smaller set of agribusinesses able to meet processor, retailer and export requirements. Compliance work tends to favour operators with repeatable processes for welfare evidence, movement documentation and traceability, while smaller farms may remain exposed to disease events, labour constraints and input-cost volatility. Consolidation appears more plausible around processing relationships, multi-site herds and service platforms than around a national roll-up. Dairy and meat supply chains also remain sensitive to procurement terms set downstream, so scale alone is not a guarantee of pricing power.
8,896
Active firms
2026
210
Companies over £5M
Turnover threshold
1,492
Recent incorporations
Since 2022
Key facts
About 2% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (210 of 8,896 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
16% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (1,492 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency oversee notifiable disease reporting, livestock and poultry registration, animal movement licensing, and trade in animals and animal products in Great Britain.
Slaughterhouse welfare controls in England and Wales are applied by the FSA, with Official Veterinarians monitoring welfare in approved slaughterhouses.
Defra’s 2024 farming evidence pack counted 209,000 UK farm holdings using 17 million hectares.
Livestock accounted for 63% of the value of UK agricultural production in 2024, worth £20.1 billion; dairy was the largest livestock output at £6.3 billion.
Eurostat reported EU raw milk production of 161.8 million tonnes in 2024, with 96% coming from cows’ milk.
Top UK livestock & dairy companies
Capestone Organic Poultry Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsRears, processes and supplies organic free-range poultry, including chicken and turkey, for retailers, wholesalers, food manufacturers and export markets. Also processes organic beef, lamb and pork…
Sells B2B to national grocery retailers, wholesalers, food manufacturers, export buyers, London food halls, farm shops and butchers seeking organic free-range poultry, plus customers for processed…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -15% CAGR over 4y
Location
Longmoor Farm Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm breeding and managing a Holstein herd to produce milk. Focuses on herd genetics, maintaining cow families, rearing calves, and supplying milk from pedigree dairy cattle.
Serves B2B buyers in the dairy sector, including milk purchasers and Holstein breeders interested in pedigree cow families, herd genetics and bloodlines.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 5y
Location
Rivermead Dairy Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a dairy farm and milk supply business. Produces milk from Jersey cows, purchases additional milk from partner farms, and collects and transports bulk milk using tanker lorries for delivery…
Serves B2B dairy and food processors producing specialist cheeses, desserts, clotted cream, ice cream and yoghurt, with bulk milk supply across the South West and into London.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Garfield John Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates dairy farming operations producing milk across multiple dairy units. Manages herds of milking cows and youngstock, using rotary and herringbone milking parlours while maintaining farmland…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 2y
Location
Buitelaar Holdings Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an integrated livestock and meat supply chain, sourcing cattle and pigs from partner farms and supplying beef and pork products. Also processes meat and by-products, producing pet food, raw…
Serves B2B customers in food retail, meat processing and pet food manufacturing, including supermarket supply chains and buyers of raw materials, hides and skins across Europe.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Dale Farm Holdings Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a farmer-owned dairy cooperative that collects milk from member farms and processes it into dairy products and ingredients. Manufactures and supplies butter, cheese, milk powders and other…
Serves consumers and families through dairy brands, alongside foodservice operators and food manufacturers seeking dairy ingredients, with sales across the UK and international markets.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Yorkshire Abattoir Services Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProcesses and supplies halal sheep and lamb meat. Operates an abattoir handling locally reared livestock, preparing carcasses to specified breed, age and weight requirements, and distributing fresh…
Serves UK and European trade customers buying halal sheep and lamb, including wholesalers, butchers, retailers and foodservice businesses with specific breed, age and weight requirements.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
Wallbank Farms Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm producing milk from dairy cattle. Manages livestock breeding, milking, herd care, and pasture or feed management, supplying raw milk to agricultural processors or dairy supply…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Muir Farming Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm, raising and managing dairy cattle and producing raw milk for sale to processors and the food supply chain, alongside related livestock husbandry and agricultural activities.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
Dolphenby Farming Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates a dairy farm, breeding and managing dairy cattle and producing raw milk for sale to processors or buyers, alongside related agricultural activities such as herd management, feeding, and…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -14% CAGR over 1y
Location
HENDRIE BROTHERS (MILLANDS) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm and trades livestock, including buying and selling dairy cattle and cull cows. Supplies cattle to other farmers and manages breeding, feeding, and herd health as part of its…
Targets dairy farmers and livestock buyers in south-west Scotland and beyond, including farms looking to buy cattle, sell dairy stock, or book cull cows.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
BACKMUIR LIVESTOCK LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsTrades livestock between farms and supplies animals to meat processors. Buys and sells cull cows, bulls and prime cattle including Aberdeen Angus, and handles sheep trading and breeding stock for…
Serves livestock farmers seeking to buy or sell cattle and sheep, as well as major UK meat companies, processors and outlets sourcing cull cows, bulls, prime cattle and sheep.
Financial Health
StableStable · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE LEYBURN LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a livestock auction mart hosting regular sales of cattle, sheep, lambs and calves. Organises specialist sales for breeding and store animals, and auctions farm machinery, implements and…
Serves livestock farmers, breeders, finishers and agricultural traders buying and selling cattle, sheep, calves, dairy stock, farm machinery and fodder.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -1% CAGR over 3y
Location
Leek Auctions Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a livestock market hosting regular auctions for cattle, sheep, pigs, calves and dairy animals. Organises weekly and seasonal sales, pedigree dairy and dispersal sales, and publishes online…
Serves livestock farmers, dairy producers, breeders, finishers and abattoir buyers across the Midlands and surrounding counties, including vendors and purchasers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 1% CAGR over 4y
Location
PEDDARS FARMS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates pig rearing operations for the food industry and provides farm management and contract farming services. Activities include agricultural operations, farm business advisory, planning and…
Serves farm businesses, landowners and farming partners seeking contract farming support across conventional, regenerative or organic operations, including those involved in Countryside Stewardship…
Financial Health
StableStable · 1% CAGR over 4y
Location
MOFFETT LIVESTOCK LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsImports and exports dairy and beef cattle across the UK and Europe. Sources livestock from European farms, arranges animal selection, export certification and licensed transport, and supplies dairy…
Sells to dairy and beef farmers, herd owners and livestock buyers across the UK, Ireland and Europe, particularly those seeking replacement stock, purebred dairy cattle, heifers, bulls or complete…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 860% CAGR over 5y
Location
Dale Farming Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates dairy farming operations, managing multiple cattle herds and producing milk. Focuses on grass-based feeding systems, livestock husbandry, and farm management practices aimed at maintaining…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
Farming Partners Arbigland Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates and manages dairy and heifer‑rearing farms through partnerships with landowners and farm managers. Uses grass‑based systems to raise cattle and produce milk, and develops share‑farming…
Serves B2B and individual agricultural customers: dairy landowners seeking farm partnership arrangements, and aspiring or early-career dairy farmers, farm managers and share milkers looking to run…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Taste Tradition Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFarms and butchers rare and native breed livestock, producing beef, pork, lamb, mutton, veal, poultry and game. Supplies fresh meat, bacon, sausages and burgers to restaurants, caterers and food…
Serves chefs, restaurants, caterers and food producers across the UK, with trade customers in food service; also sells direct to consumers ordering home delivery.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
F.A.W. BAKER'S KINGSTON FARMS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a dairy farm producing milk. Manages dairy cattle herds, milking operations and farm protocols, focusing on herd health, efficient milk production and environmental management associated…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
GREENVILLE DAIRIES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm producing milk and beef using automated milking systems and crop feed production. Processes agricultural waste through anaerobic digestion to produce biomethane, biogas,…
Targets consumers and families as end customers, while also addressing local communities, dairy supply-chain partners and agricultural stakeholders interested in sustainably produced food and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 26% CAGR over 4y
Location
BRACKLEY FARMS LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates and manages poultry farms producing broiler chickens. Oversees multiple farming sites, housing and rearing birds for the poultry supply chain, and maintains farm buildings and equipment as…
Serves B2B customers in the poultry supply chain, particularly major poultry processors requiring broiler production from managed farms.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 1y
Location
Thames Valley Cambac Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsMarkets pigs produced by member and non-member farmers to meat processing companies. Acts as a farmer co-operative coordinating sales of finished pigs and supplying store and weaner pigs to producers…
Serves UK pig farmers, including co-operative members and non-members, and sells to UK pork processors buying finished, store and weaner pigs.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 2y
Location
Animal Breeding Europe Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides assisted breeding services for livestock, including cattle and sheep. Offers artificial insemination, in‑vitro embryo production, embryo transfer, semen collection, freezing and storage, and…
Serves sheep and cattle breeders, livestock farmers and agricultural businesses across the UK, including breeders involved in semen and embryo import/export markets.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -13% CAGR over 1y
Location
QUALITY MILK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides milk recording, bacteriology laboratory testing, and herd health monitoring services for the dairy industry. Also offers consultancy, data analysis, research support, and farm management…
Serves the dairy industry, including conventional and organic dairy farmers, veterinary surgeons, cooperatives, processors, universities and multinational pharmaceutical companies, from small family…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 3y
Location
Gafoor Holding Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFarms, processes and distributes Red Tractor and Halal certified poultry products. Supplies whole chickens and cuts including fillets, thighs, wings, drumsticks and offal to food manufacturers and…
Sells B2B to blue-chip food manufacturers and wholesale Halal distributors needing Red Tractor-certified and Halal-certified poultry products, primarily in the UK food supply chain.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 16% CAGR over 2y
Location
John Pollock & Sons Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm producing milk from its own herd and growing feed crops. Processes and bottles fresh milk for sale through retail outlets, catering businesses, and direct-to-consumer milk…
Sells mainly to retail outlets and catering establishments, with end consumers reached through those channels; the site also references a legacy of doorstep milk rounds.
Financial Health
StableStable · -8% CAGR over 5y
Location
Frome Livestock Auctioneers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a livestock market conducting regular auctions and private sales for cattle, sheep, pigs, calves and poultry. Provides sales catalogues, market reports, stock entry systems and brokerage for…
Serves livestock farmers, breeders and agricultural traders buying or selling cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, calves and dairy stock across Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, West…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
JOICE AND HILL POULTRY LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates poultry breeding and hatching facilities supplying day‑old egg‑laying chicks to egg producers. Distributes layer breeds such as Bovans, Dekalb, Shaver and Warren, and provides technical…
Serves UK commercial egg producers, including free-range and colony poultry farms needing large flocks of day-old laying hen chicks and technical support across the production cycle.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Growing, Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
Livestock Supplies Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsTrades livestock, specialising in dairy cattle such as Holsteins and British Friesians, and supplies calves, weanlings, store cattle and fatstock. Also distributes agricultural products including…
Serves UK mainland farmers and agricultural businesses, particularly dairy and cattle producers increasing herds or replacing stock, plus calf rearers and livestock operators needing associated farm…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Devonshire Poultry Holdings Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates poultry farms producing broiler chickens for meat. Rears chickens in indoor production houses to Red Tractor standards and supplies poultry to the food supply chain, managing multiple farms…
Serves B2B buyers in the poultry meat supply chain, including businesses requiring broiler chickens for meat production to Red Tractor standards.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 76% CAGR over 4y
Location
Staplegrove Livestock Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsTrades livestock and deadstock, including collection and processing of fallen stock and horse slaughter/knacker services. Also breeds and exhibits pedigree cattle and sheep, and provides advisory…
Serves farmers, pedigree livestock breeders, commercial cattle and sheep producers, butchers, and public-sector bodies such as DEFRA.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART CO LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a livestock auction mart selling sheep, cattle, calves and dairy animals. Organises regular sale-day auctions, publishes sale catalogues, and facilitates farm-to-farm and direct livestock…
Serves livestock farmers, breeders, and trade buyers in the North of England seeking sheep, cattle, dairy stock, calves, and related farm-to-farm sales channels.
Financial Health
StableStable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
Lundie Farming Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a farming business producing dairy and other agricultural products. Grows crops including carrots, parsnips and cereals, raises cattle, and provides contract farming and land management…
Serves B2B agricultural customers, including farming co-operatives buying fresh produce and landowners, retiring farmers and rural investors seeking contract farming, land rental or farm management…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides dairy cattle breeding services including artificial insemination, bull genetics and sexed semen, genomic testing and herd improvement tools. Also offers farm consultancy, heat detection…
Serves UK dairy farmers and dairy farm businesses, including herd managers and owners seeking support with breeding decisions, herd improvement, reproduction, calf rearing and farm profitability.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -30% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hardgrave Farm, (Dumfries) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a dairy farm producing and supplying milk from a herd of dairy cattle, carrying out livestock husbandry, milking operations, and related agricultural activities associated with dairy farming.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 4y
Location
Midland Livestock Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsTrades and markets cattle to meat processing companies. Sources cattle from farmers, arranges livestock sales and procurement, and coordinates delivery and payment documentation for cattle supplied…
Serves UK meat processors and meat companies sourcing cattle, alongside livestock farmers trading cattle through its marketing and sales channels.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
HOPE'S AUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a livestock auction mart selling cattle, sheep and other farm stock, and conducts private livestock sales. Provides agricultural land agency services including farm and land sales,…
Serves farmers, livestock producers, agricultural landowners and tenants in the Cumbria agricultural community, including buyers and sellers of cattle, sheep, farm machinery, farms and agricultural…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
Tyndale Vets Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides veterinary services for farm animals including dairy, beef, sheep, goats, deer and camelids. Offers herd health management, advanced breeding services such as bovine IVF and embryo transfer,…
Serves livestock farmers, smallholders and animal keepers across South West England and South Wales, including dairy, beef, sheep, goat, deer, alpaca and llama operations, plus park/wild deer and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
CRAIG WILSON LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates livestock auction markets, organising regular sales of prime and store sheep, cattle, dairy cattle, calves, and breeding stock. Provides livestock auctioneering services, sale reports, entry…
Serves farmers, livestock producers and agricultural businesses in south-west Scotland, including buyers and sellers of sheep, cattle, dairy cattle, calves and breeding stock.
Financial Health
StableStable · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
MARKET DRAYTON MARKET LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a livestock auction market selling cattle, sheep, pigs, calves and dairy stock through regular sales. Also conducts auctions for standing straw, farm produce and agricultural machinery, and…
Serves farmers, livestock producers and agricultural businesses buying or selling cattle, sheep, pigs, dairy stock, standing straw, farm produce and machinery.
Financial Health
StableStable · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
J.C.M. Glassford Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates mixed farming enterprises including arable crop production, pig and free‑range poultry farming, and egg production. Distributes pork and poultry products via cold storage and refrigerated…
Serves a mix of food trade customers, local schools, holidaymakers, anglers, Scouts/activity groups, and businesses needing office, commercial or container storage.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -31% CAGR over 3y
Location
The Livestock Partnership Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides veterinary services for farm animals, supporting livestock farmers with dairy herd, beef herd and sheep flock health management, fertility testing, emergency veterinary care, and farm…
Serves livestock farmers in South East England, particularly dairy, beef and sheep enterprises, from individual farm businesses to herds and flocks requiring ongoing farm-animal veterinary support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
OAKES MILLERS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures and supplies animal feed products for agriculture, including dairy, beef, sheep, pig and poultry feeds, organic and non‑GM diets, smallholder and wild bird feeds, and provides farm…
Serves UK agricultural customers including dairy, beef, sheep, pig, game and poultry farms, organic producers, smallholders, and stockists, plus online buyers of smallholder and pet feed.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -1% CAGR over 2y
Location
Jonah's Handling Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides poultry handling and depopulation services for the poultry industry, including bird catching, handling and loading operations, and support for disease control and livestock protection…
Serves poultry and wider livestock businesses, including independent and contract farmers, large-scale integrators, abattoirs and processors, with emphasis on turkey producers in Norfolk and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
Keyo Agricultural Services Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides poultry handling and logistics services for the poultry industry, including catching and loading birds on farms and coordinating transport from farms to processing factories. Also delivers…
Serves B2B customers in the UK poultry industry, including poultry producers, farms, processors and factory operators, with a focus on large national poultry sector clients.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable · -25% CAGR over 1y
Location
Rugby Farmers Mart Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a livestock auction market where farmers buy and sell cattle, sheep and other agricultural stock, publishing weekly sale reports and market prices and hosting regular trading events for…
Serves livestock farmers, graziers and agricultural buyers involved in cattle and sheep trading, including sellers and buyers of prime stock, cull cows, hoggs and ewes.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
ALNWICK FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a livestock auction mart organising sales of cattle and sheep, including weekly primestock and store sales. Provides farm‑to‑farm and online auctions, and offers livestock valuation and…
Serves farmers, livestock producers and agricultural buyers and vendors in Northumberland and beyond, including those trading cattle, sheep, fodder and farm machinery.
Financial Health
StableStable · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an organic regenerative mixed farm rearing native livestock and growing arable crops. Produces and sells beef, pork, flour, milk and ice cream directly to consumers, and provides farm‑based…
Sells direct to local consumers in the Cotswolds buying farm produce, and serves event organisers, families, corporate groups and film crews seeking a rural venue. Also targets businesses needing…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
CM Agriculture Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides poultry handling and logistics services for the farming industry, including manual and automated broiler catching, duck and turkey catching, flock movement, grading, vaccinations, and…
Serves B2B poultry producers, farms and hatchery-related operations, including broiler, breeder, duck, turkey and laying farm businesses across the UK and Ireland.
Financial Health
StableStable · -15% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How UK livestock & dairy companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Livestock and dairy companies earn revenue from physical production, handling and assurance-heavy services rather than office-centred projects. Dairy operators typically work through milk supply agreements, collection schedules and quality-linked payments, while meat supply businesses may price on liveweight, deadweight, headage, processing fees or repeat service charges. Farm animal service providers add income through registrations, movement support, welfare checks, transport, handling, breeding-adjacent work and paperwork needed to keep animals saleable. Pricing is often operational: per litre, per animal, per load, per visit, per season or through standing supply arrangements. Margins can be exposed to feed, labour, energy, disease-control and processor terms.
Who they sell to
Most sell into agricultural and food supply chains rather than broad consumer channels. Typical buyers include milk processors, meat processors, livestock markets, distributors, export intermediaries, larger farms, producer groups and integrated food businesses. Decision-making is often shared between owner-operators, farm managers, operations directors, procurement managers, quality managers and technical assurance teams. Routine transactions can move quickly when animals, collection slots or veterinary-adjacent services are needed, while processor, retailer or export-linked supply arrangements tend to involve longer qualification, site checks and welfare documentation. Direct relationships, agents, producer groups and market-based channels are common; formal RFPs are more likely around larger processing or multi-site service contracts.
What they buy
Most livestock and dairy firms tend to spend on systems and services that reduce operational leakage, keep records audit-ready and protect animal throughput. Relevant categories include herd and flock management software, traceability tools, movement and registration support, quality management, food-safety documentation, transport scheduling, route planning, cold-chain monitoring, weighbridge systems, feed and nutrition planning, accounting, payroll, HR, insurance, energy procurement and waste handling. Larger operators may also need cyber security, finance systems, asset finance advice, legal support, recruitment, environmental reporting and equipment maintenance. Services that fit farm timetables, work with low-admin teams and support evidence for processors or regulators are easier to position than generic office productivity claims.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying intent often appears when paperwork risk starts to threaten payment, audit outcomes or market access. Triggers include new processor contracts, expansion into additional sites, succession in a family-run business, a new operations or quality hire, investment in housing or milking equipment, disease-control pressure, export activity, labour shortages, or repeated audit findings. Outreach tends to work better when it links the offer to a concrete operational problem: fewer rejected loads, cleaner movement records, easier welfare evidence, lower admin time, better scheduling, clearer margin visibility or less disruption during inspections. Livestock and dairy buyers are usually wary of abstract efficiency language; proof points should be practical, seasonal and tied to cash flow.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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