TodenhamManor

What TodenhamManor does

Todenham Manor Farm is a privately held, family-run 900-acre working farm located in the Cotswolds (Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire), historically part of the Westminster Abbey estate. The business is vertically integrated across livestock rearing of grass-fed native breeds, on-site butchery with dry-aging, and direct consumer channels including an online shop with nationwide fresh (never-frozen) insulated delivery, a physical farm shop, the Herd farm-to-table restaurant (open seven days a week under head chef Christopher Ellis), and two on-farm accommodations (Todenham Farmhouse and Stockmans Cottage) distributed via Bolthole Retreats. The underlying operational technology is largely traditional — animal husbandry, in-house butchery, dry-aging, and hand-packed temperature-controlled packaging — with no software, AI, or proprietary digital platform disclosed beyond standard e-commerce and third-party reservation/gift tooling (OpenTable, Bolthole Retreats, GiftUp).

The commercial model is direct-to-consumer and transactional, spanning per-unit and per-kilo meat pricing (e.g., Beef Sirloin £13.75, Lamb Loin Chops £32.62/kg), curated meat packs (£54–£66), seasonal BBQ boxes (£45–£85), restaurant covers, multi-day accommodation stays, and a £130-per-person 2.5-hour Butchery Masterclass capped at four guests. Customer segments are individual consumers seeking traceable premium meat, Cotswolds visitors and tourists, food enthusiasts, and families booking rural stays. Distribution mixes the farm's own e-commerce storefront and physical retail with channel/reseller partnerships (OpenTable, Bolthole Retreats, GiftUp) and a minor reseller arrangement with BBQ brand Tubby's. With only ~5 employees, the operation is small-scale and lifestyle-anchored, with no external investors, no disclosed funding, and no enterprise or wholesale customers.

Name

TodenhamManor

Legal name

Todenham Manor Farm

Website

https://todenhammanorfarm.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Todenham Manor Farm is a privately held, family-run 900-acre Cotswolds farm operating a vertically integrated direct-to-consumer business spanning an online and farm-shop meat store, the Herd farm-to-table restaurant, two on-site holiday accommodations, and a butchery masterclass, serving individual consumers and Cotswolds visitors with traceable, grass-fed meat and hospitality experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Meat & Farm Hospitality

NAICS

Sheep Farming (112410), Hog and Pig Farming (11221)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAEAFAA

Sheep Farming (Wool & Meat)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Sheep & Goat Farming

SECONDARYAFAEAEAD

Nursery Pig Production (Weaned Pig Growers)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Swine & Hog Farming

SECONDARYTHAMABAG

Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches)

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Private Rooms & Shared-Home Stays

Keywords

• Meat products
• Farm dining
• Rural lodging
• Butchery training
• Meat retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Moreton-in-Marsh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Online Shop Sales: E-commerce sales of premium meat products (beef, lamb, pork, sausages, bacon, chicken) and curated meat boxes with nationwide delivery. Fresh, never frozen with perishable pricing.
2. Herd Restaurant Dining: Farm-to-table restaurant open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday roasts. Head chef Christopher Ellis leads the kitchen. Fridays feature Burger Night.
3. Farm Stay Accommodations: Two rental properties: Todenham Farmhouse (sleeps 10) and Stockmans Cottage, booked through Bolthole Retreats. Peaceful countryside retreats in the Cotswolds.
4. Butchery Masterclass Experiences: 2.5-hour butchery masterclass at £130 per person with hands-on skills, lunch at Herd restaurant, and products to take home. Private group bookings available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Todenham Manor Farm operates a 900-acre family-run farm in the Cotswolds producing premium grass-fed beef, lamb, pork and other meats that are prepared in an on-site butchery and sold through a farm shop, an online shop with nationwide delivery, and the Herd farm-to-table restaurant. In addition to fresh meat retail, the farm offers countryside accommodations (Todenham Farmhouse and Stockmans Cottage) and a butchery masterclass experience led by master butchers.

Product overview

Todenham Manor Farm is a 900-acre family-run working farm in the Cotswolds offering a diversified portfolio of products and services centered on farm-to-fork meat and dining experiences. The core offering includes fresh meat products sold through the Farm Shop and online delivery: premium grass-fed beef (burgers, steaks, ribs), lamb (chops, legs, butterflied cuts), pork (belly joints, loins, ribs), sausages, bacon, and chicken. Products are sold both individually and in curated Meat Boxes (Meat For The Week Pack, Protein Pack, Casserole Pack) and BBQ Boxes (The Everyday BBQ Box, The Family BBQ Box). The farm also operates Herd Restaurant, a farm-to-table dining destination open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with seasonal menus. Accommodation offerings include Todenham Farmhouse (sleeps 10) and Stockmans Cottage, booked through Bolt Holiday Retreats. Additional services include The Todenham Butchery Masterclass (a 2.5-hour immersive experience at £130 per person including lunch) and nationwide delivery of fresh, never-frozen meat products. The farm's own butchery prepares all cuts, supporting the field-to-fork philosophy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Todenham Butchery Masterclass: A 2.5-hour immersive butchery experience hosted by expert master butchers in the Cotswolds, including hands-on skills training, lunch at Herd restaurant, and fresh cuts to take home.

Products and services

• Online Farm Shop (Fresh Meat Retail with Nationwide Delivery)

Quantifiable outcome

• Farm shop and restaurant located two minutes apart on the same property
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tubby'sminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTubby's is a third-party BBQ brand whose products (Motherclucker Chicken Kebabs, Lemon Tandoori Lamb Kebabs, BBQ Rib Rub, Lemon Tandoori Rub) are stocked and sold through Todenham Manor Farm's online shop and potentially in-store.
• Bolthole RetreatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party booking platform used for managing and processing farm stay accommodation reservations. Todenham Farmhouse and Stockmans Cottage are listed and booked through Bolthole Retreats website.
• OpenTablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant reservation platform used for booking tables at Herd restaurant. All restaurant bookings go through OpenTable for table management and customer reservations.
• GiftUpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGift experience booking platform used for selling butchery masterclass experiences, gift cards, and farm stay bookings. Giftup.app handles the purchase and fulfillment of experience gifts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pipers Farm: Devon family-run farm producing native-breed beef and lamb, butchered on-site and sold direct to UK consumers via curated meat boxes — closely mirrors Todenham's grass-fed, native-breed, DTC meat model.
• Daylesford Farm: Gloucestershire-based organic farm with on-site farm shop, restaurant/café, cookery school and home delivery — the closest comparable UK field-to-fork lifestyle brand and the most direct head-to-head peer in the Cotswolds.
• The Ethical Butcher: UK online retailer of 100% pastured, traceable British meat from regenerative farms — competing in the same premium, provenance-led DTC meat category as Todenham.
• Farmison & Co: UK online butcher sourcing from a cooperative of British farms for nationwide delivery of fresh, never-frozen meat boxes — a direct competitor to Todenham's nationwide e-commerce meat offering.
• The Ginger Pig: Multi-award-winning UK butcher and farm retailer with own farms, farm shops, online nationwide delivery and butchery classes — comparable premium positioning and channel mix to Todenham.
• Riverford Organic Farmers: Devon-based organic farm delivering seasonal produce and meat boxes direct to UK homes via a national box-scheme logistics network — comparable scale and DTC delivery model, though broader than meat-only.
• Eversfield Organic: Devon-based organic farm delivering grass-fed meat boxes and organic groceries direct to UK homes — closely comparable DTC meat-box model with on-farm provenance.

Others

• Hawksmoor: UK steak-focused restaurant group known for sourcing and dry-aging British beef — adjacent comparable on the Herd restaurant side, illustrating how premium beef provenance is commercialised at scale in dining.

Emerging players

• Natoora: UK specialist in traceable, seasonal produce and meat delivered direct from small farms to top restaurants and consumers — comparable premium, provenance-driven DTC proposition targeting a similar food-conscious customer.

Regional players

• Dartmoor Farmers: Cooperative of small Dartmoor farms selling native-breed beef and lamb directly to UK consumers — comparable on farm-to-fork traceability and native-breed positioning, but with a regional (South West) focus rather than Cotswolds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TodenhamManorFarm
• Instagraminstagram.com/todenhammanor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/todenhammanor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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