Clifton Farm

What Clifton Farm does

Cliftons Farm is a family-run certified organic dairy farm established in 1967 in Inglewhite, Lancashire, operated as a sole proprietorship under T. Parkinson. The farm holds the distinction of being the first certified organic family dairy farm in northern England and milks approximately 40 Jersey cows, using a paddock grazing system in summer and loose housing in winter. Current operators are Thomas Parkinson and his wife Iris, with Mr. Parkinson senior (retired) assisting occasionally and a butcher (Lisa) running the on-site butchery.

The core product platform is vertically integrated raw and lightly processed dairy: raw milk, cream, butter, natural yoghurt, cheese (manufactured via partner Greenfields Dairy), ghee, and ice cream, supplemented by organic grass-fed beef from male calves and retired cows processed on-site, organic free-range hen eggs, and fruit pots from the on-farm orchard. Products are sold through a farm shop open 7 days a week, five scheduled local delivery rounds across the North West of England, and an APC courier service covering England and Wales via a Shopify online store. The farm additionally operates a 14-pitch caravan and campsite near Beacon Fell Country Park, generating a secondary revenue stream.

The business model is direct-to-consumer pay-as-you-go with channel-tiered pricing (farm shop lowest, local delivery mid, courier highest), volume discounts on local delivery above £35/£50, and a subscription newsletter of 71 subscribers. Distribution combines content marketing (WordPress blog), organic social (Facebook sharing), email newsletter, and word-of-mouth referrals. No third-party products are resold — all inventory is produced on-farm. The business is bootstrapped, family-financed, and has no disclosed external investors, debt instruments, or M&A activity.

Name

Clifton Farm

Legal name

T. Parkinson of Cliftons Farm

Website

https://cliftonsfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Dairy Farming

NAICS

Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (11212)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Milk Production (Raw Milk) (AFAEACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy Farm Direct-to-Consumer Raw Milk Sales (where legal) (AFAEACAN), Dairy Calf & Youngstock Operations (AFAEACAC)

Keywords

• Organic dairy products
• Raw Jersey milk
• Grass-fed beef
• Free-range eggs
• Farm campsite

Headquarters

HQ city

Inglewhite

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Dairy Products: Raw milk, raw cream, raw butter, natural live yoghurt, cheese, ghee, and ice-cream produced from their Jersey cow herd. One-time purchase products with seasonal variations.
2. Beef Products: Organic grass-fed beef from dairy males and retired dairy cows, sold as various cuts including prime beef (up to 30 months) and vintage beef (older animals). On-site butchery enables custom cut ordering.
3. Eggs and Fruit: Organic free-range hen eggs and fruit pots from orchard. Seasonal availability.
4. Campsite: 14-pitch caravan and camping site generating additional revenue from pitch fees and ancillary charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cliftons Farm is a certified organic family dairy farm that milks approximately 40 Jersey cows and sells raw milk, raw cream, raw butter, natural live yoghurt, cheese, ghee, and ice-cream directly to consumers. The farm also raises male calves and retired cows for grass-fed beef processed in an on-site butchery, keeps free-range hens for eggs, makes fruit pots from a farm orchard, and operates a 14-pitch caravan and campsite. Products are sold only through the farm shop, local North West delivery rounds, and APC courier delivery to England and Wales.

Product overview

Clifton Farm is a certified organic family dairy farm that operates as a vertically integrated agricultural business, producing and selling a range of dairy products, beef, eggs, fruit products, and campsite services. The farm milks approximately 40 Jersey cows and processes their milk into raw milk, raw cream, raw butter, natural live yoghurt, cheese, ghee, and ice cream. Male calves are raised for beef and processed in the farm's on-site butchery, offering both Prime Beef and Vintage Beef cuts. The farm also maintains free-range hens for eggs and a fruit orchard for fruit pots. Products are sold through an on-farm shop, local delivery routes across the North West, and national courier delivery to England and Wales. The farm additionally operates a 14-pitch caravan and campsite for visitors to the Forest of Bowland area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Raw Milk

Quantifiable outcome

• No third-party items sold - all products produced on farm

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greenfields Dairy Products Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cheesemaker located only 2 miles away producing Cliftons Farm Cheese using their milk. The cheese is pasteurised during production as the farm does not yet have cheese-making facilities. This represents a strategic stepping stone toward eventual in-house raw cheese production.
• Caravan and Motorhome ClubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing partnership for 5 caravan pitches. Additional 9 pitches added in 2005 bringing total capacity to 14 pitches.
• APC CourierminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party courier service used for delivering products to customers outside local delivery area across England and Wales.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hook & Son: Sussex-based small organic dairy farm producing raw milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and kefir, sold direct-to-consumer via farm collection and home delivery. Closely comparable in scale, product set, raw/organic positioning, and DTC model.
• The Estate Dairy: Specialist London-focused dairy selling raw and pasteurised milk, cream, butter and yoghurt direct to consumers and chefs. Comparable in raw-dairy emphasis and DTC premium positioning, though geographically focused on the South East.
• Acorn Dairy: North of England organic dairy (Yorkshire) supplying organic milk, cream and cheese via a regional home-delivery service. Comparable in geography, organic certification, and DTC delivery model to Cliftons Farm.

Emerging players

• Quicke's: Devon-based traditional cheesemaker producing cloth-bound cheddar and other cheeses from their own farm milk. Comparable in farm-based cheese production, value-added dairy processing, and on-farm provenance story.
• Hodmedod's: UK pulses and grains producer sourcing from British farms and selling direct via online channels. Comparable small-scale British provenance story and DTC e-commerce infrastructure, though different primary product.

Broad incumbents

• Yeo Valley: UK's largest organic dairy brand, producing organic milk, yoghurt, butter and cream supplied through major UK grocers. Comparable organic dairy positioning but operates at vastly larger scale and through third-party retail rather than farm-direct.
• Daylesford Organic: Established organic farm in the Cotswolds operating its own farm shop, cafés, and a national organic delivery service. Comparable farm-to-consumer organic brand and farm shop model, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Riverford Organic Farmers: Large UK organic farm with a national vegetable-box and grocery delivery subscription model. Comparable organic provenance and DTC delivery infrastructure, though primarily produce-led rather than dairy-led.

Others

• Soil Association: UK organic certification body under which Cliftons Farm holds its organic certification. Relevant as the standards-setter and ecosystem enabler behind the farm's core organic claim and consumer trust position.

Regional players

• Brades Farm Dairy: Lancashire-based family dairy offering local delivery of milk and dairy products across the North West. Highly comparable geography and DTC delivery infrastructure to Cliftons' North West round.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clifton-farm

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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