Farmfoods: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Farmfoods Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr Eric Franklin George Herd. In the year to January 2026 Farmfoods Limited reported turnover of £1,237m.
- In the year to January 2026, Farmfoods had turnover of £1,237m, up 18.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £12m, keeping £0.97 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 5,091 people, with staff costs of £134m.
- These figures are from Farmfoods Limited's group accounts for the year to January 2026, filed at Companies House on 11 September 2026.
- Registered name
- FARMFOODS LIMITED
- Company number
- SC030186
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 8 July 1954
- Registered office area
- Glasgow
- Industry code on the register
- 47110: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to January 2026, filed 11 September 2026
What does Farmfoods do?
Farmfoods is a discount frozen food retailer that also sells groceries, chilled food, fresh produce and household goods in its own shops. It began as a butcher's shop in Aberdeen, is a Scottish family-owned business based in Cumbernauld and has more than 300 stores across Great Britain. These figures are the group accounts of Farmfoods Limited, the Scottish company that owns and runs the business.
In brief: discount frozen food retailer · Scottish, family owned · began as an Aberdeen butcher's · group accounts
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: farmfoods.co.uk.
Who owns Farmfoods?
The Companies House register records Mr Eric Franklin George Herd as the person with significant control of Farmfoods Limited, company number SC030186.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Farmfoods?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Farmfoods Limited.
All 8 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Eric Franklin George Herd | |
| Gerard Crawford Savage | 15 September 2003 |
| Susan Jayne Crombie | 10 January 2005 |
| Charles Stuart McGregor | 10 September 2018 |
| Rebecca Jane Griffiths | 22 November 2018 |
| Susan Jayne Crombie | 28 March 2019 |
| Alistair Kay | 6 July 2020 |
| Gareth Gerald Austerberry | 5 January 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Farmfoods file?
Farmfoods Limited reported turnover of £1,237m in the year to January 2026. That was up 18.4% on £1,044m the year before.
It reported 5,091 employees. The year before it reported 5,209.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £12m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £30m the year before.
Staff costs came to £134m. That is an average of £26,000 a head. It ended the year with £14m at the bank and net assets of £181m. It paid dividends of £0.8m.
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,237m | £1,044m |
| Pre-tax profit | £12m (filed) | £30m (filed) |
| Employees | 5,091 | 5,209 |
| Staff costs | £134m | £123m |
| Average staff cost per head | £26,000 | £24,000 |
| Bank and cash | £14m | £15m |
| Net assets | £181m | £173m |
| Dividends paid | £0.8m | £3m |
| Interest paid | £3m | |
| Interest received | £0.5m | |
| Directors' pay | £2m |
Read the accounts to January 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Farmfoods?
Farmfoods Limited has registered 26 charges at Companies House, of which 22 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 22 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 14 April 2025 |
| Lombard North Central PLC | 3 October 2020 |
| Glasgow City Council | 15 November 2016 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 8 October 2008 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 8 October 2008 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 20 June 2008 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 20 June 2008 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 22 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 22 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 22 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 21 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 21 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 18 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 5 December 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | 5 December 2007 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Farmfoods compares
Of the 10 supermarkets, Farmfoods is 10th on turnover, 6th on profit margin and 1st on growth. Tesco keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £3.26.
| Rank | Supermarkets | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tesco | £73,712m | £3.26 |
| 10th | Farmfoods | £1,237m | £0.97 |
| + 8 more supermarkets ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Farmfoods files as Farmfoods Limited, whose person with significant control is Mr Eric Franklin George Herd, with turnover of £1,237m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Farmfoods
What does Farmfoods do?
Farmfoods is a discount frozen food retailer that also sells groceries, chilled food, fresh produce and household goods in its own shops. It began as a butcher's shop in Aberdeen, is a Scottish family-owned business based in Cumbernauld and has more than 300 stores across Great Britain. These figures are the group accounts of Farmfoods Limited, the Scottish company that owns and runs the business.
How does Farmfoods compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Farmfoods is 10th of the 10 companies in our battle of the supermarkets, behind Tesco. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the supermarkets →
Who owns Farmfoods?
The Companies House register records Mr Eric Franklin George Herd as the person with significant control of Farmfoods Limited.
How much does Farmfoods make?
Farmfoods Limited reported turnover of £1,237m in the year to January 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £12m.
How many people work at Farmfoods?
Farmfoods Limited reported 5,091 employees in the year to January 2026.
Who runs Farmfoods?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Farmfoods Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Farmfoods Limited's filings at Companies House, company number SC030186, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Farmfoods: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/farmfoods/. Figures from Companies House filings for FARMFOODS LIMITED (SC030186).
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