What OWL FARM LTD does

Owl Farm Ltd is a privately held, founder-operated heritage breed farm located at Rope Lane, Crewe, Cheshire (United Kingdom). The business raises rare and heritage breed livestock — Large Black and Oxford Sandy & Black pigs, Hebridean sheep, Kune Kune pigs, and Hubbard chickens — on 16 acres of pasture using year-round outdoor raising and rotational grazing, with no antibiotics or growth promoters. The farm holds a 5-star food safety rating and applies traditional hand dry-curing methods for bacon and other pork items. Operations, processing, and direct sales are run by owners Mark and Katie, with no disclosed employees or external equity backing.

Name

OWL FARM LTD

Legal name

Owl Farm Ltd

Website

https://owl-farm.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pasture-Raised Heritage Meat

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (11221), Sheep and Goat Farming (1124), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (112320)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Heritage/Specialty Breed Hog Farming (AFAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sheep Farming (Wool & Meat) (AFAEAFAA), Free-Range/Cage-Free Egg Production Systems (AFAEADAK)

Keywords

• Heritage breed meat
• Pasture-raised poultry
• Farm shop
• Dry-cured bacon
• Meat boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Crewe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Meat Sales: Farm-to-consumer sales of heritage breed meat products including chicken, lamb, pork, and deli items through farmers markets, local delivery, and online shop. All products raised and processed on or near the farm.
2. Pre-Order/Market Membership: Pre-order system reserved for local market members who receive access password for ordering specific cuts ahead of market day.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Owl Farm raises heritage breed livestock (Large Black and Oxford Sandy & Black pigs, Hebridean sheep, Kune Kune pigs, Hubbard chickens) on its 16-acre Cheshire farm and sells pasture-raised chicken, lamb, pork, ready-to-eat deli items, and curated meat boxes directly to consumers through farmers markets, local home delivery, and an e-commerce shop. All animals are raised outdoors year-round with rotational grazing, antibiotic-free and growth-promoter-free, and bacon is hand dry-cured.

Product overview

Owl Farm is a sustainable, heritage breed farm shop offering a direct-to-consumer range of pasture-raised meats and deli products. The product portfolio consists of five main categories: Chicken Products (free-range heritage breed poultry), Lamb Products (Hebridean sheep), Pork Products (Large Black and Oxford Sandy & Black pigs), The Deli (ready-to-eat items), and Meat Boxes (curated selections). All products are raised on the farm in Crewe, Cheshire, with a focus on rare breed conservation and beyond-organic farming practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicken Products Free-range Hubbard heritage breed chicken including whole chickens (1.8–1.9kg), skin-on chicken supremes, bone-in thighs, and chicken sausages with hot honey, sold directly to home cooks.
• Lamb Products Hebridean lamb cuts including whole leg (3.2kg), half leg, rolled shoulder, bone-in shoulder, lamb leg fillet joint, lamb cutlets, lamb leg steaks, rack of lamb, and Barnsley chops, sold directly to home cooks.
• Pork Products Heritage breed pork from Large Black and Oxford Sandy & Black pigs including Original Farm House sausages, Welsh Dragon sausages, hand dry-cured back/middle/streaky bacon, smoked bacon, maple cured bacon, and pork belly, sold directly to home cooks.
• The Deli Ready-to-eat deli items produced on/near the farm including Chicken Balti Pasties, Original Pork Pies, Cheshire's Best Sausage Rolls, and Rosemary Salt seasoning, sold directly to consumers for convenience meals.
• Meat Boxes Curated selection boxes of farm produce including breakfast boxes, offering various combinations of heritage breed meat, sold directly to consumers as bundled assortments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ monthly customer retention at farmers markets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gazegill Organics: Lancashire-based organic, pasture-fed farm selling beef, lamb, pork, and poultry direct to consumer and through farm-shop channels — comparable small-farm, beyond-organic, regional D2C positioning.
• Farmison & Co: Online D2C retailer of heritage and rare-breed meat sourced from British farms, offering meat boxes, individual cuts, and deli items — a direct head-to-head competitor for the same premium-conscious UK customer that Owl Farm targets.
• The Ethical Butcher: UK online butcher focused on 100% pasture-fed, high-welfare, often heritage-breed meat, sold via subscription and one-off boxes — competes for the same transparency- and welfare-driven consumer as Owl Farm.
• Pipers Farm: Devon-based family farm selling pasture-reared, heritage-breed meat directly to consumers online and via delivery — virtually identical D2C model, breed ethos, and product range (pork, lamb, chicken, beef, deli) to Owl Farm.
• Coombe Farm Organic: Somerset-based organic farm selling its own pasture-raised meat, poultry, and deli items direct to consumer and wholesale — comparable vertically integrated farm-to-customer model with similar breed and welfare positioning.
• Ginger Pig: Yorkshire-based heritage-breed butcher and farm retailer selling native-breed pork, lamb, and beef through shops, mail order, and farmers markets — overlapping breed-led differentiation, processing methods, and D2C channels.
• Swaledale Butchers: Yorkshire Dales heritage-breed butcher sourcing Swaledale and other native breeds, with shops and online meat box delivery — directly comparable native-breed, high-welfare, D2C meat proposition.
• Sheepdrove Organic Farm: Berkshire-based organic and biodynamic farm producing pasture-reared lamb, beef, pork, and poultry sold direct and through mail order — directly comparable farming philosophy, breed mix, and D2C approach.

Broad incumbents

• Daylesford Organic: Large UK organic farm and farm shop brand selling its own and partner-farm meat, dairy, and deli both on-site and via nationwide delivery — much broader portfolio and scale, but overlapping premium organic-meat D2C proposition.

Others

• Pasture for Life: UK certification body for 100% pasture-fed livestock, listing and promoting certified farms and their meat — an ecosystem/standards player rather than a competitor, but directly relevant to Owl Farm's pasture-raised positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/owlfarmcheshireuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/owlfarm_uk

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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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