At the auction of PFK shares held on 24^th November 2023, a total of 1,183 shares were sold out of a total of 3,741 which were available. They were sold at an average price of £22.48

Please see here for details of our upcoming share auction and lot details. For further information please click on the tab ‘Share Trading’ in the menu above.

PFK are pleased to have been granted detailed planning approval to develop their own land at Mile Lane for their new Head Office facility.

Andrew Green, Managing Director, confirmed “We are delighted to have worked closely with the newly formed planning department at Westmorland and Furness Council in achieving a great result that will enable us to invest again in our local area and economy. PFK is 150 years old in 2026 and is proud to employ local people advising a raft of clients across our Rural and Estate Agency departments. This will allow us to continue to support our local farmers by vacating substantial space at the auction mart which has allowed us to continue to develop Skirsgill as a significant agricultural hub in partnership with David Crowden, Andrew Maughan and all the team at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart (PDFM). The development of the fully owned site perfectly aligns with our long-term strategy and will significantly enhance shareholder value moving forward.

PFK understand the importance of support for our highly valued farmer client base, and we continue to provide this important function at our Skirsgill office in the Auction Mart through Rural Director Jo Edwards, as well as our office at Edenhall through Directors John Robson, Julie Liddle and the whole of the team.

Andrew Green also reports that “PFK Estate Agency have been awarded Gold in the EA Masters Best Estate Agency guide 2024 for Sales and Lettings and have also received a nomination for Regional Agency of the Year: North East & North West in The Negotiator Awards”.

PFK release their Interim Statement for the period 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023. To view, please click here

Click here to view the minutes from the most recent general meeting 

At the auction of PFK shares held on 26 May 2023, a total of 1,917 shares were sold out of a total of 3,247 which were available. They were sold at an average price of £25.05

Please see here for details of our upcoming share auction and lot details. For further information please click on the tab ‘Share Trading’ in the menu above.

In April 2023 a formal planning application for the development of 9 detached houses on a small parcel of land in our ownership at Fiddlers Lane, Lazonby was submitted. The application has been submitted to the new Westmorland and Furness Council planning authority and can be viewed on their planning portal under the reference 23/0254.

On Monday 3 April 2023, Mr Robert Craig was appointed as a non-executive member of the Penrith Farmers’ and Kidd’s PLC Board of Directors.

I, along with the rest of the Board, am delighted to welcome Robert to the Board. Robert is a partner in 3 dairy farms and is the past county chairman of Cumbria NFU as well as being a Nuffield scholar. In 2012, he became Chairman of Penrith and the Border Conservative Association and in 2014 he jointly won the Farmers Weekly Dairy Farmers of the Year award. Robert is a non-executive Director and Vice Chairman of First Milk Ltd, a wholly British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, and a trustee and Vice Chairman of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, the sole UK charity focused on the unique needs of milk producers.

Robert’s commercial and agricultural experience will no doubt prove to be a huge asset to PFK and we hope that you will join us in welcoming Robert to the Company.

Bernard Wharam

PFK are glad to announce the offering of 140 shares available for purchase by auction with a reserve price of £26 per share.

If you wish to bid for all or any part of the shares, please can you confirm your order by no later than 11:30pm on Friday 23^rdDecember 2022. Please note the different time and shorter auction period due to the festivities.

Settlement will be 10 working days after the trade date.

When replying please can you confirm the quantity of shares you wish to bid for together with the price you are willing to pay.

To purchase shares, you can contact James Sharp & Co LLP. To do so, please click here

 The last average price for Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s shares was £27 per share on 15^th December 2022.