CROWN CHICKEN LIMITED

Active
Company number 04760487Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£52,880,000+27.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+27.3%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† CROWN CHICKEN LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01470

Where the company stands among the 1,272 active companies whose first SIC code is 01470 (Raising of poultry).

Turnover£278,833,000
Higher than 92% · median £23,267,796 among 40 that publish turnover
Net assets£52,880,000
Higher than 99% · median £312,517
Total assets£73,199,000
Higher than 99% · median £628,087
Cash£29,000
Lower than 76% · median £133,595
Employees344
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age23.5 years
Older than 82% · median 11.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AVIAGEN TURKEYS LIMITED£196.8m
  2. GLENRATH FARMS LTD.£98.6m
  3. 2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED£71.8m
  4. CROWN CHICKEN LIMITED£52.9m
  5. AVIAGEN UK LIMITED£49.3m
  6. SUNRISE POULTRY FARMS LIMITED£31.3m
  7. P.D.HOOK(HATCHERIES)LIMITED£21.5m
  8. GREEN LABEL POULTRY LIMITED£21.2m
  9. M.B. CROCKER LIMITED£17.6m
  10. P.D. HOOK (REARING) LIMITED£17.2m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,272. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CROWN CHICKEN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CROWN CHICKEN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04760487. It was incorporated on 12 May 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hessle (HU13). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is raising of poultry (01470), processing and preserving of poultry meat (10120), manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals (10910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 29 Mar 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £278,833,000. Profit for the year was £14,205,000. Net assets were £52,880,000, up 27.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £29,000. Total assets were £73,199,000 and total liabilities £20,184,000. The company had an average of 344 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,272 active companies whose first SIC code is 01470: By turnover it ranks higher than 92% of the 40 that publish turnover (median £23,267,796). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £312,517). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £628,087). By cash it ranks lower than 76% of them (median £133,595). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 82% of them (median age 11.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly organic chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 17 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 15% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover259,062,000278,833,000
Profit for the year9,284,00014,205,000
Cash at bank and in hand567,00029,000
Total assets62,600,00073,199,000
Total liabilities20,934,00020,184,000
Net assets / total equity41,533,00052,880,000
Average number of employees318344

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices29 Mar 2026 – 26 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
17 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 96%
  • 31 to 60 days 4%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Mar 2026
18
92%
20%
27 Sep 2025
5
98%
15%
29 Mar 2025
4
99%
12%
28 Sep 2024
4
99%
11%
30 Mar 2024
5
94%
62%
23 Sep 2023
7
96%
27%
25 Mar 2023
6
97%
25%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 15% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14.5% lower
Median bonus pay
women 39.3% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter25% womenLower middle15.5% womenUpper middle8.3% womenUpper pay quarter8.3% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3.1% lower
women 11.7% lower
2023/24
women 10% lower
women 13% lower
2022/23
women 18.5% lower
women 17.5% lower
2021/22
women 9.8% lower
women 15.4% lower
2020/21
women 11.9% lower
women 11.9% lower
2018/19
women 13.8% lower
women 20.3% lower
2017/18
women 36.8% lower
women 33.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRANSWICK PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRANSWICK PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRANSWICK PLC)
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRANSWICK PLC)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: organic chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, vehicles and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £278.8m, net assets £52.9m, 344 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £259.1m, net assets £41.5m, 318 employees
  3. Ccl Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.