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FARROW & BALL LIMITED

Company number 00999927 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 0.7% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the top quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 86% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within manufacture of paper and paper products it is in the top 10% of 39 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 52 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 125 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 553 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,886 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 578 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 388 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 356 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,642 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

-75% -50% -25% 0 +25% +50% +75% +100% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: -8.8% 2018/19: -6.7% 2019/20: 5.6% 2020/21: -2.7% 2021/22: -13% 2022/23: -9.9% 2023/24: -5.24% 2024/25: -1.04% 2025/26: 0.7% Median gap 2017/18: 7.3% 2018/19: 7.2% 2019/20: 9.9% 2020/21: 11.1% 2021/22: 1% 2022/23: 5.6% 2023/24: -5.06% 2024/25: -4.64% 2025/26: 1.2% Mean gap 2017/18: 40.6% 2018/19: 81.7% 2019/20: 66.7% 2020/21: 30.7% 2021/22: 33% 2022/23: -14.6% 2023/24: -65.04% 2024/25: 35.62% 2025/26: 29.41% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the -8.8% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 0.7% 1.2% 29.41% 67.83% 66.09%
2024/25 -1.04% -4.64% 35.62% 64.41% 70.34%
2023/24 -5.24% -5.06% -65.04% 59.8% 49.2%
2022/23 -9.9% 5.6% -14.6% 59.7% 51.7%
2021/22 -13% 1% 33% 57.6% 89.5%
2020/21 -2.7% 11.1% 30.7% 58.6% 67.9%
2019/20 5.6% 9.9% 66.7% 61.2% 56%
2018/19 -6.7% 7.2% 81.7% 58.7% 44.6%
2017/18 -8.8% 7.3% 40.6% 57.4% 41.3%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.