2017 CAP Top 100 edited for publication FINAL EDIT.xlsx


1	2016 Ranking	BeneficiaryName_F201	PostcodePrefix_F202B	TownCity_F202C	RuralDevelopmentTotal	Total	PayingAgencyLink	Basic payment scheme	Greening: practices beneficial for climate and environment	Reimbursement of financial discipline	Basic Payment + Greening Payment	Significant ownership or control by member of aristocractic family 2015 (Y/N)	Tax haven owned 2015 (Y/N)	Is the recipient in the Sunday Times Rich List? 2015 (Y/N)	Notes

2	1	National Trust	SN2	SWINDON	5,967,199	7,640,996	RPA	1,077,252	569,953	25,598	1,647,205	N	N	N	The National Trust is a conservation charity; it has campaigned for reform of the farm subsidy system to better reward provision of public environmental goods.
3	2	Beeswax Farming (Rainbow) Ltd	LN4	LINCOLN	183,884	1,809,755	RPA	1,094,452	511,132	20,286	1,605,585	N	N	Y	Sir James Dyson - owns two large estates
4	3	Frank A Smart & Son Ltd	AB31	BANCHORY	407	1,459,705	SGRPID	1,359,413	91,878		1,451,292	N	N	N	Scottish farmer who sought to fund business expansion by buying up farm subsidy "entitlements".
5	4	Farmcare Trading Ltd	LE2	Leicester	328,416	1,513,184	RPA	961,472	208,291	15,005	1,169,763	N	N	N	Huge farming operation owned by the Wellcome Trust - charitable foundation for medical research
6	5	LILBURN ESTATES FARMING PARTNERSHIP	NE71	WOOLER	540,472	1,550,700	RPA	680,649	316,055	13,524	996,704	Y	N	Y	Owned by Duncan Henry Davidson and his wife. Davidson founded house builder Persimmon and is the grandson of 15th Duke of Norfolk. Estate is not inherited.
7	6	BLANKNEY ESTATES LTD	LN4	LINCOLN	210,324	1,216,348	RPA	683,332	309,601	13,090	992,933	N	N	N	Ultimate Controlling Party - John Paul Michael Parker and Richard William Parker.
8	7	RSPB	EH12	EDINBURGH	4,798	1,039,267	SGRPID	642,239	334,177		976,416	N	N	N	Conservation charity that supports reform of CAP to provide greater environmental benefits.
9	8	STRUTT & PARKER (FARMS) LTD	CM3	CHELMSFORD	145,561	1,118,255	RPA	655,883	303,793	13,018	959,676	N	N	N	Set up in 1885 by 3rd Lord Rayleigh and his brother Edward Strutt. Strutt and Parker families still own shares, including the current Lord Rayleigh (see below). management.
10	9	WALDERSEY FARMS LTD	PE38	DOWNHAM MARKET	843	900,907	RPA	606,131	281,894	12,039	888,025	N	N	N	South Yorkshire Pension Authority
11	10	Natural England	WR5	WORCESTER	-	864,114	RPA	583,921	268,638	11,556	852,559	N	N	N	Wildlife/conservation arm's length body
12	11	STANFORD SHEEP	IP24	THETFORD	701,760	1,560,776	RPA	581,193	266,336	11,487	847,529	Y	N	N	Joint Venture between Strutt & Parker and Lord Rayleigh's Farms Ltd
13	12	Sir Richard Sutton Limited	W1J	LONDON	334,436	1,185,736	RPA	574,254	265,665	11,382	839,918	Y	N	Y	Owned/controlled Sir Richard Sutton and family.
14	13	PARKERS OF LEICESTER LTD	LE3	LEICESTER	132,168	962,114	RPA	559,894	258,957	11,094	818,852	N	N	N	Owned/run by members of the Parker Family, who also own/run Blankney Estates.
15	14	Buccleuch Estates Ltd	DG3	THORNHILL	4,676	817,069	SGRPID	498,746	313,647		812,393	Y	N	Y	Owned by the 10th Duke of Buccleuch through MDS Estates Ltd. The Duke is 534 on the Sunday Times Rich List and is one of the largest landowners in Scotland. His art collection contains a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.
16	15	ELVEDEN FARMS LIMITED	IP24	THETFORD	400,660	1,205,236	RPA	540,880	252,945	10,751	793,825	Y	Y	Y	Controlled by a trust - "Trustees of the Lord Iveagh 1983 Settlement", through another trust based in Jersey . The Iveagh baronetcy was created for the Guinness family and the estate is farmed by the 4th Earl of Iveagh (Edward Guiness) who is a director of Elveden Farms.
17	16	Thurlow Estate Farms Ltd.	CB9	HAVERHILL	80,737	793,656	RPA	477,745	225,660	9,514	703,405	Y	N	Y	Large estate company owned by members of the aristocratic Vestey family
18	17	SARGENT & WAIGHT	SN9	PEWSEY	167,064	855,588	RPA	464,797	214,539	9,188	679,335	N	N	N	Unincorporated farm in Wiltshire.
19	18	AGRESERVES LTD	PE28	HUNTINGTON	74,346	734,176	RPA	441,505	209,527	8,798	651,032	N	N	N	Owned by the Mormon Church.
20	19	G COLLINS (FARMS) LTD	SN10	DEVIZES	221,572	877,908	RPA	443,153	204,429	8,754	647,582	N	N	N	Oxfordshire family farm
21	20	LIMESTONE FARMING CO. LTD.	DN21	GAINSBOROUGH	54,769	679,181	RPA	420,747	195,342	8,323	616,089	N	N	N	Lincolnshire farmers
22	21	Buckminster Farms Limited	NG33	GRANTHAM	117,909	732,876	RPA	415,335	191,436	8,196	606,771	Y	N	N	Owned by Richard John Tollemache, son of a baronet, and his wife. Company administers farming etc business of Buckminster estate.
23	22	WARTER PRIORY FARMS	YO42	YORK	59,891	662,532	RPA	388,485	206,139	8,017	594,624	N	N	Y	East Yorkshire estate owned by Malcolm Healey, who is ranked 86th on the Rich List with his brother Eddie. Self-made millionaires, kitchens and property.
24	23	AL Lee Farming Company	CB6	ELY	148	600,463	RPA	405,482	186,834	7,999	592,316	N	N	N	Large family-owned potato grower.
25	24	J S R FARMS LTD	YO25	DRIFFIELD	133,852	717,109	RPA	394,012	181,476	7,769	575,488	N	N	N	Family owned large scale farming business dating back to 1950s. Arable crops, pig production, and pig bloodstock.
26	25	Moray Estates Development Co	IV36	FORRES	5,876	568,774	SGRPID	369,602	188,127		557,729	Y	N	N	Estate development company owned by the Earl of Moray and family trusts. Estate has farming, commercial properties, major developments and a windfarm.
27	26	FREDERICK HIAM LTD	IP27	BRANDON	138,706	717,233	RPA	365,044	184,458	6,713	549,501	N	N	N	Big Agri-business (9000 acres), family owned
28	27	Eaubrink Farm GMBH	PE34	KING'S LYNN	2,788	549,095	RPA	369,166	169,871	7,271	539,036	N	N	N	Farm owned by German landowner Bernhard Reemtsma
29	28	Ross Bros	AB43	FRASERBURGH	7,560	555,777	SGRPID	404,101	125,756		529,856	N	N	N	Large family owned farming business in Aberdeenshire
30	29	THE BIRDSALL ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED	YO17	MALTON	73,915	605,819	RPA	359,481	165,347	7,077	524,827	Y	N	N	Owned/Controlled by Lord Michael Charles James Willoughby, aka Baron Middleton, and his son the Rt Hon James William Michael Willoughby. Estate company does farming, property, and offers shooting. Birdsall House and Estate have been in the family since 18th Century.
31	30	HARLEY FARMS (SOUTH)	BA12	WARMINSTER	228,757	760,385	RPA	359,295	165,260	7,073	524,555	N	N	N	Organic pasture-reared beef farm in Wiltshire
32	31	LORD RAYLEIGHS FARMS LTD	CM3	CHELMSFORD	5,645	525,196	RPA	351,174	161,467	6,910	512,641	Y	N	N	Owned/controlled by Lord John Gerald Strutt - 6th Baron Rayleigh , business is linked to Strutt & Parker and Stanford Sheep
33	32	R J & A E GODFREY	DN20	BRIGG	55,027	561,562	RPA	342,422	157,379	6,735	499,800	N	N	N	Large family farm
34	33	Strathdee Properties Ltd	AB38	ABERLOUR	14,671	497,577	SGRPID	412,285	70,621		482,906	N	N	N	Owned by Stephen and Freda Strathdee - property developers and farmers.
35	34	PERCY FARMS	NE66	ALNWICK	293,701	782,433	RPA	330,439	151,799	6,495	482,238	Y	N	Y	The "in hand" farming operation of the Duke of Northumberland - Ralph Percy - major landowner and property developer.
36	35	SANDRINGHAM FARMS	PE35	SANDRINGHAM	44,728	524,466	RPA	327,730	152,009		479,739	Y	N	Y	Estate privately owned by the Queen
37	36	Saker Estates Limited	W1S	LONDON	90,749	569,537	RPA	323,763	148,664	6,361	472,426		Y	?	Business anonymously owned through Jersey holding company
38	37	Earl Of Plymouth Estates Limited	SY8	LUDLOW	91,671	567,960	RPA	325,521	144,582	6,186	470,103	Y	N	N	Owned/Controlled by the Earl of Plymouth and members of his family. In the 2015 data there was a similarly large payment in the name of Robert Windsor-Clive, the Earl's heir apparent.
39	38	RAMSBURY ESTATES LTD	SN8	MARLBOROUGH	26,717	490,368	RPA	313,585	143,909	6,157	457,494	N	N	N	Owned by Carl Stefan Earling Persson, a billionaire who is reportedly the richest man in Sweden. He made his money from clothing giant H&M. His son Tom Persson was on the Sunday Times Rich List in 2016, while based in London, but has been removed from the 2017 list.
40	39	EVERSHOT FARMS LTD	DT2	DORCHESTER	311,597	764,453	RPA	318,277	128,700	5,881	446,976	Y	N	Y	Owned by the Hon Charlotte Townsend, worth £425m according to Rich List. Wealth is inherited. Husband runs farming company Velcourt
41	40	COMPTON BEAUCHAMP ESTATES LIMITED	SN7	FARINGDON	15,950	466,835	RPA	304,677	140,224	5,985	444,901	N	N	Y	Belongs to Swedish Financier Erik Penser and his wife. Farming and racehorse training. Penser is ranked 474 on the 2017 Sunday Times Rich List, with his net worth valued at £243m, up £27m on the previous year.
42	41	SOUTH PICKENHAM ESTATE COMPANY LTD	PE37	SWAFFHAM	194,265	634,004	RPA	301,482	138,257		439,739	N	Y	N	Controlled by Malaysian businessman Aru Packiri
43	42	Euston Farms	IP24	THETFORD	169,743	611,612	RPA	298,938	137,068	5,863	436,007	Y	N	N	The "in hand" farming operation of the Euston Estate. The Euston Estate belongs to the Duke of Grafton.
44	43	G Barbour & Co	DG2	DUMFRIES	-	550,007	SGRPID	339,909	91,728		431,637	N	N	N	Farm in Dumfries
45	44	Cokenach Limited	SG8	Nr ROYSTON	116,181	537,856	RPA	285,359	130,725	5,591	416,084	N	N	N	Owned by Niels Holch Povlsen, the youngest son of a Danish fashion billionaire Troels Holch Povlsen.
46	45	Brocklesby Farms	DN41	GRIMSBY	237,280	655,200	RPA	282,834	129,546	5,540	412,380	Y	N	N	27,000 acre state owned by 8th Earl of Yarborough.
47	46	YATTENDON ESTATES LTD	RG18	THATCHAM	73,554	482,206	RPA	280,293	128,359		408,652	Y	N	Y	9,000 acre West Berkshire farming/estates/property company owned by Lord Iliffe and family. Family wealth derived from newspapers originally. Listed (with family) on Sunday Times rich list.
48	47	ABBOTS RIPTON FARMING COMPANY LIMITED	PE28	HUNTINGDON	139,508	551,015	RPA	278,521	127,532	5,454	406,052	Y	N	N	Owned by Lord De Ramsey, farmer and first chairman of the Environment Agency.
49	48	WILLOUGHBY FARMS LTD	LN13	ALFORD	96,956	502,428	RPA	274,463	125,636	5,373	400,099	N	N	N	Estate in Lincolnshire owned by a trust, beneficial owner unclear
50	49	BEDFORDIA FARMS LTD	MK44	BEDFORD	70,808	473,360	RPA	272,499	124,719	5,333	397,218	N	N	N	Part of a family owned group of companies doing Eco-Tech, Agriculture, and property development.
51	50	Coppid Farming Enterprises LLP	RG4	READING	98,109	498,106	RPA	270,781	123,917	5,299	394,698	Y	N	N	LLP including Baron Phillimore & other members of the Phillimore family.
52	51	HR BOURN AND SONS	LN8	MARKET RASEN	255,282	652,020	RPA	268,048	123,435	5,254	391,483	N	N	N	Large farm business (6000 hectares) in Lincoln
53	52	WADDESDON FARMS	HP18	AYLESBURY	144,190	524,530	RPA	257,564	117,743	5,034	375,307	Y		Y	Estate owned by Lord Rothschild, ranked 174 on the Sunday Times Rich List.
54	53	AW SMITH & SONS LTD	LN11	LOUTH	104,992	484,511	RPA	257,011	117,485	5,023	374,496	N	N	N	Family business. Operates as farm and agricultural machinery dealer.
55	54	GROSVENOR FARMS LIMITED	CH3	CHESTER	40,824	414,950	RPA	250,998	118,274	4,854	369,272	Y	N	Y	Farms the estate of the Duke of Westminster. The Duke is worth £9.5bn according to latest Rich List.
56	55	THE HAVERHOLME FARM PARTNERSHIP	NG34	SLEAFORD	63,627	437,260	RPA	253,053	115,636	4,943	368,689				Unknown
57	56	THELVETON FARMS	IP21	DISS	99,192	472,439	RPA	252,794	115,515	4,938	368,309	Y	N	N	Land owned by Sir Rupert Mann, 3rd baronet Mann.
58	57	E GRANT & SONS	SP3	SALISBURY	32,465	404,920	RPA	254,853	112,770	4,832	367,623	N	N	N	Family farm in Salisbury
59	58	J B Shropshire & Sons Ltd / Riverfen Farms Ltd	CB7	ELY	10,795	381,124	RPA	253,724	111,704	4,901	365,428	N	N	Y	Huge agri-business with £94.1m turnover - owned by John Shropshire OBE.
60	59	Sentry Ltd	IP8	IPSWICH	35,006	400,147	RPA	246,765	113,547	4,829	360,313	N	N	N	Large agribusiness/land management company.
61	60	RMR WINGFIELD	OX18	BURFORD	123,162	485,257	RPA	243,441	113,205	4,455	356,646	N	N	N	Farmer running Barrington Park Estate. All farming on estate is soil association/organic.
62	61	JUDDMONTE FARMS LTD	TN11	TONBRIDGE	137,440	492,666	RPA	240,671	109,860	4,695	350,531	N	Y	N	Major racehorse breeder owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah al Saud. Owned through offshore Gurnsey company.
63	62	H Barker & Sons	DN14	GOOLE	-	353,948	RPA	239,816	109,453	4,678	349,270	N	N	N	Large farm in Yorkshire
64	63	LOVEDEN ESTATES LIMITED	DN9	DONCASTER	136,687	489,047	RPA	262,270	85,417	4,673	347,687	N	N	N	Family farming business. Hosts Pollybell Organic, one of largest organic farms.
65	64	SRUC/SAC Commercial Ltd	EH9	EDINBURGH	2,245	375,139	SGRPID	241,732	105,354		347,085	N	N	N	Farms run by Scotland's Rural College - trade through SAC Commercial
66	65	WELBECK ESTATES CO LTD	S80	WORKSOP	124,836	474,642	RPA	258,603	87,469	3,735	346,072	Y	Y	Y	Owned/Controlled by William Parente (No 350 on ST Rich List), a relative of the now extinct Dukes of Portland. The company is owned through offshore trusts.
67	66	NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST	NR1	NORWICH	821,261	1,170,159	RPA	238,402	105,885	4,611	344,287	N	N	N	Charity looking after nature reserves
68	67	BEN SMITH & SONS (WANTAGE) LTD.	OX12	WANTAGE	30,198	377,461	RPA	235,321	107,354	4,588	342,675	N	N	N	Oxfordshire family farm. Shareholding split between various family members.
69	68	ROPSLEY FARMS LTD	GL54	CHELTENHAM	69,788	415,867	RPA	234,525	106,982	4,572	341,507	N	N	N	Gloucestershire farm belonging to Michael Bertioli, a physicist who made a multi-million fortune when the pressure sensor company he helped found was sold to General Electric in 2002.
70	69	Mr A J Duncan (A Firm)	AB53	TURRIFF	47,287	386,519	SGRPID	210,430	128,802		339,232	N	N	N	A partnership set up by former Grampian Foods boss Fred Duncan.
71	70	Rushall Organics	SN9	PEWSEY	155,531	498,510	RPA	232,441	106,008	4,530	338,449	N	N	N	Organic family farming business.
72	71	F J BUNNEY & SONS	SO21	WINCHESTER	600	341,159	RPA	232,784	103,358	4,416	336,142	N	N	N	Arable and livestock farm owned by Bunney family - Hampshire
73	72	M.D. HAMILTON FARMS LTD	OX25	BICESTER	109,157	449,064	RPA	230,375	105,043	4,489	335,418	N	N	N	Owned by H D H Wills 1965 Charitable Trust - which gives grants to Magdellen College, Oxford and wildlife charities.
74	73	J & T F Macfarlane Ltd	TD3	GORDON	81,916	484,213	SGRPID	271,398	61,490		332,888	N	N	N	Major livestock breeder
75	74	J WHARTON (AGRICULTURE) LTD	LN13	ALFORD	56,324	391,466	RPA	227,171	103,547	4,425	330,718	N	N	N	Family owned farm in Lincolnshire. Arable farming.
76	75	William Hamilton And Son (No 2)	KY15	CUPAR	-	330,317	SGRPID	317,812	12,505		330,317		?	N	Farm in Fife - ownership unclear
77	76	HEYGATE FARMS SWAFFHAM LTD	PE37	SWAFFHAM	36,693	365,799	RPA	224,486	104,620		329,106	N	N	N	Part of large group of companies milling, baking and growing. Controlled by Heygate family .
78	77	BOWLDOWN FARMS LTD	GL8	TETBURY	3,777	333,687	RPA	156,017	169,322	4,571	325,339	Y	N	N	Owned by Greville and Hugh Vernon. Quarry aggregate businessmen who diversified into farming when roadbuilding started decreasing. Aristocratic descent - children of Lady Violet Mary Baring, daughter of the earl of Cromer.
79	78	ROBINSON FARMS (CARBROOKE) LTD	PE31	KING'S LYNN	176,279	501,346	RPA	220,396	100,382	4,289	320,778	N	N	N	Family farm
80	79	G R Ward & Co	NG32	GRANTHAM	79,546	402,227	RPA	217,947	100,478	4,256	318,426	N	N	N	Family farm
81	80	HARROLD & PARTNERS G W	PE31	KING'S LYNN	295,450	615,833	RPA	217,246	98,911	4,226	316,157	N	N	N	Family Farm
82	81	ACF (DRAX FARM)	BH20	WAREHAM	48,867	365,509	RPA	216,444	96,094	4,105	312,538	N	N	N	Owned by Conservative MP Richard Drax. Mr Drax lives at the family seat of Charborough Park.
83	82	RABY FARMS	DL2	DARLINGTON	371,593	683,580	RPA	212,740	99,246		311,987	Y		N	Farms the estate belonging to Lord Barnard (the Hon Henry Francis Cecil Vane), which includes tenanted farms. Contains one of the largest inhabited castles in Britain. The Vane family lives at Selaby Hall, within the Raby Estate.
84	83	P J LEE & SONS	CB7	ELY	7,343	319,913	RPA	199,211	109,247	4,111	308,458	N	N	N	Cambridgeshire-based large-scale potato growers.
85	84	G H DEAN & CO LTD	OX15	BANBURY	190,534	503,087	RPA	211,981	96,452	4,120	308,433	N	N	N	Family farm. Lambs, fruit, and arable crops.
86	85	TRUSTEES OF A DEELEY	OX15	BANBURY	66,155	376,941	RPA	210,793	95,897	4,096	306,690				Unknown
87	86	Genoch Mains Farms	DG9	STRANRAER	5,033	431,372	SGRPID	239,009	65,731		304,740	N	N	N	Scottish beef and sheep farm
88	87	WOBURN FARMING PARTNERSHIP	MK17	WOBURN	54,031	361,171	RPA	208,341	94,752	4,047	303,093	Y		Y	Farming partnership involving the Duke of Bedford through his beneficial ownership of R & A Farms, which has £1.1m invested in the partnership. The partnership owes R & A Farms £1.5m. The Duke of Bedford is 183 on the Sunday Times Rich List with £707m.
89	88	CAUDWELL (PRODUCE) LTD R	DN36	GRIMSBY	22,287	328,663	RPA	211,997	90,339	4,040	302,336	N	N	N	Family farm.
90	89	WESTACRE FARMS	PE32	KING'S LYNN	192,252	498,018	RPA	207,417	94,320	4,029	301,737				Family estate
91	90	F W Attwood and Partners	ME9	SITTINGBOURNE	7,788	311,277	RPA	205,887	93,605	3,998	299,492	N	N	N	Actually SW Attwood (Farms) in Kent
92	91	B BUSH & SONS	PE22	BOSTON	46,520	349,798	RPA	205,745	93,539	3,995	299,283				Family Farm
93	92	CIRENCESTER PARK FARMS LTD	GL7	CIRENCESTER	56,606	359,209	RPA	205,290	93,326	3,986	298,616	Y	N	N	Owned/controlled by The Earl Allen Christopher Bertram Bathurst, Bathurst Estate. Cirencester Park (the family seat) home to famous Ivy Lodge Polo Ground/Cirencester Park Polo Club (the oldest in England).
94	93	Biddesden House Farm Partnership	SP11	ANDOVER	119,923	421,972	RPA	196,930	101,146	3,973	298,077	Y	N	N	Farming partnership involving two members of the Guinness family.
95	94	BECKHITHE FARMS LTD	NR13	NORWICH	249,839	551,403	RPA	204,592	93,000	3,972	297,592	N	N	N	Large family-owned beef farming operation.
96	95	FT Walton	NE65	MORPETH	224,660	523,607	RPA	202,820	92,190	3,937	295,011				Family Farm
97	96	Highland Wagyu	FK15	DUNBLANE	65,746	359,308	SGRPID	145,193	148,369		293,562			Y	Mohsin Al-Tajir owns Highland Wagyu with his wife, Martine Chapman. The luxury beef retails up to £350 per kg and is used by Michellin star chefs such as Tom Kitchin. Mohsin is the son of Mahdi Al-Tajir, a prominent Dubai businessman and former UAE Ambassdor to the UK, who owns Highland Spring and is 75 on the Sunday Time Rich List with a net worth of £1.7bn. The cattle are reared on land owned by Blackford Farms Ltd., a company owned by Mahdi Al-Tajir. Highland Wagyu relies on Blackford Farms to continue as a "going concern". The Wagyu cattle are fed organic seaweed and Omega 3 to "enhance wellbeing".
98	97	The Rosebery Estate Partnership	EH30	SOUTH QUEENSFERRY	-	292,437	SGRPID	184,025	108,412		292,437	Y		Y	Partnership including Scottish Aristocrat Neil Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, & his son/heir Harry (Lord Dalmeny), & Harry's Children (through trust). The Earl is on ST Rich list, worth £120m. Harry is chairman of Sothebys.
99	98	STOWELL PARK ESTATE LTD	GL54	CHELTENHAM	153,632	449,948	RPA	201,063	91,352	3,901	292,415	Y		Y	Owned/controlled by Lord Vestey, chair of multinational family owned meatpacking company Vestey Group.
100	99	R G ABREY FARMS	IP24	THETFORD	25,708	321,413	RPA	198,685	93,128	3,892	291,813	N	N	N	Family farming business in Norfolk dating back to 1930s.
101	100	SWANGROVE FARMS	GL9	Badminton	70,964	366,485	RPA	196,377	95,257	3,888	291,634	Y	N	N	Company controlled by the Duke of Beaufort (David Somerset) & Family, on the Badminton Estate.