Gender Pay Gap Report 2025
Long Clawson is a world renowned producer of quality cheeses situated in the Vale of Belvoir, in rural Leicestershire employing 481 staff. Spread over two sites, the company is a fast growing, award winning manufacturer of Stilton® and Specialty cheeses, priding itself on successfully balancing innovation with tradition. This report summarises our Gender Pay Gap, which is the difference in average earnings between men and women across all roles.
At Long Clawson, our mean gender pay gap is 8.5% and our mean bonus pay gap is 59.5%. In common with most employers with a pay gap, the main reason for this gap is the balance between men and women in senior roles, this is clearly reflected in our highest paid quartile data of Males 61.7% and Females 38.3%. To ensure that we continue to improve gender equality in our organisation, we continue actions recommended by the Government Equalities Office. These include skills‑based recruitment, structured interviews, transparent pay ranges and processes, and flexible working.
We do believe however, that our true strength and commitment to gender pay is reflected in our median hourly rate of pay gap which is -1.5%. This is something we are very proud of achieving because the median salary, rather than the mean salary more accurately represents actual earnings across our business. We have achieved this figure by having robust pay rates in place that reward men and women equally for having the same skill sets and job roles.
We are proud that a core contributor to this success is the emphasis we place on teamwork and equal opportunity for all our employees. We recognise how diversity within our workforce makes a significant contribution to both our business performance and in making Long Clawson a great place to work.
Luke Goddard
Finance Director
Long Clawson Dairy Ltd
Our Gender Pay Data
In line with the annual requirement for companies with more than 250 employers we are reporting our gender pay gap.
The following results focus on Long Clawson Dairy Ltd as a whole and are also reported on the gov.uk website, Gender pay gap web page.
| % | |
| Difference in Mean Hourly Rate of Pay | 8.5% |
| Difference in Median Hourly Rate of Pay | -1.5% |
| % | |
| Difference in Mean Bonus Pay | 59.5% |
| Difference in Median Bonus Pay | 0% |
| Percentage of employees who received bonus pay | Male 90% | Female 90% |
| Employees by pay quartile | Male | Female |
| Upper Quartile | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| Upper middle quartile | 57.5% | 42.5% |
| Lower middle quartile | 71.7% | 28.3% |
| Lower quartile | 52.1% | 47.9% |