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Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd
Buckfastleigh · EOT · Est. 1987
Employee OwnedB-Corp CertifiedOrganic Certified0% Zero-Hours
Employee-owned organic vegetable box company since 2018. The Riverford ownership trust ensures all 850 employees are co-owners. B-Corp certified. No zero-hours. Full sick pay from day one.
Social Ethics Score
90/ 100
diamondOutstanding · Top 5% in UK
assignmentGovernance
9.0
ecoCommunity
8.8
paymentsTax
9.0
groupsEmployment
9.4
campaignCause
8.8
Score updates from live register data
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Full Score Breakdown
Why Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd scores 90/100
| Pillar | Evidence | Source | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
assignmentGovernance | Legally embedded employee ownership structure. Mission statement filed with Companies House. No offshore subsidiaries detected. | Companies House · B-Corp | 9.0 |
ecoCommunity | Community contributions assessed from Charity Commission and third-party reports. | Charity Commission | 8.8 |
paymentsTax | Effective UK corporation tax rate: 21.6% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings. | HMRC · Fair Tax Mark | 9.0 |
groupsEmployment | Minimum wage paid: £13.85/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: null%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years. | LWF · DWP · Tribunals | 9.4 |
campaignCause | Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (0 days/yr), and cause promotion activities. | Third Party Auditors | 8.8 |
Employment Practices
How Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd treats its people
£13.85/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
0
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years
Tax Responsibility — Verified by HMRC
Tax transparency
Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd's effective rate
21.6%
UK corporation tax ()
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.