Wereham Gravel Company Limited(The)
Registered name: WEREHAM GRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Part of Associated British Foods PLC groupWereham Gravel Company Limited(The) made £8.2m revenue and £64k profit in the year to 30 Aug 2025.
Wereham Gravel Company Limited(The)’s revenue fell 9% to £8.2m in the year to 30 Aug 2025, with £64k profit. The company is classified under “growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 117 yrs · since 1909
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 30 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 30 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.2m | £9m | £9m | £8.2m |
| Cost of sales | −£3.9m | −£8.5m | −£8.5m | −£8m |
| Operating profit | £335k | £527k | £527k | £194k |
| Profit before tax | £237k | £396k | £396k | £85k |
| Profit after tax | £211k | £288k | £288k | £64k |
| Profit (best available) | £211k | £288k | £288k | £64k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲113.7% | — | ▼8.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲36.3% | — | ▼77.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Associated British Foods PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Abf Investments PLC75–100%
- British Sugar PLC75–100%
- Wereham Gravel Company Limited(The)this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Proper Nutty LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Billington Food Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Aug 2025 (profit £64k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026