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Balance sheet analysis and farming performance, England

Statistics on the profitability and resilience of farms in England

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From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
28 July 2016
Last updated:
19 March 2026
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  1. Added statistical notice and datasets for 2024/25.

  2. Further data has been added to provide a more detailed breakdown, FBI, net worth and ROCE, following a user request

  3. Added statistical notice and datasets for 2023/24.

  4. Further tables have been added to provide a more detailed breakdown net worth following a user request.

  5. Further tables have been added to provide a more detailed breakdown of mean net worth per farm following a user request.

  6. Extra tables have been added to provide more detail on higher net worth values in response to an increased user need.

  7. Updated in response to a user request for ROCE percentiles to be added.

  8. In order to rectify a technical error, the data for 2017/18 (2010 Standard Outputs) within the 2022/23 publication has been updated. The changes are relatively minor, with no differences in the trends. The data for all other years, including 2017/18 (2013 Standard Outputs), has not changed.

  9. Annual update for 2022/23.

  10. Edited to include data for 2021/2022.

  11. Updated to data for 2020/21.

  12. Edited to include data for 2019-2020.

  13. Updated with 2018/19 results.

  14. Updated with farm business balance sheet 2017/18 statistical notice and dataset.

  15. Updated with farm business balance sheet 2016/17 statistical notice and dataset.

  16. Updated with farm business balance sheet 2015/16 data.

  17. First published.

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Balance sheet analysis and farming performance, England 2024/25 - statistics notice

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Balance sheet analysis and farming performance, England 2024/25 - dataset

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This release presents the main results from an analysis of the profitability and resilience of farms in England using data from the Farm Business Survey. Six measures have been examined; liabilities, net worth, gearing ratios, liquidity, net interest payments as a proportion of Farm Business Income and Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). The information comes from the 2024/25 Farm Business Survey.

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