How much does Heygates Limited make?

Heygates Limited reported revenue of £250m and £10.8m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Heygates Limited have?

Heygates Limited reported an average of 268 employees in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Is Heygates Limited profitable?

Yes — Heygates Limited reported a profit of £10.8m in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00603238 · Incorporated 22 Apr 1958

Heygates Limited

Registered name: HEYGATES LIMITED

Part of Heygate & Sons Limited group

Heygates Limited made £250m revenue and £10.8m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Heygates Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £250m in the year to 29 Mar 2025, with £10.8m profit and 268 employees. The company is classified under “grain milling” and is based in Northampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10611Grain milling

Status: Active
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 68 yrs · since 1958
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 29 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£250m

Growth ▼7.9%

Profit

£10.8m

Growth ▲22%

Profit margin

4.3%

Gross 14.7%

Employees

268

Change ▼0.4%

Profit / employee

£40.4k

Revenue/employee £934k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	1 Apr 2023	30 Mar 2024	29 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£282m	£272m	£250m
Cost of sales	£255m	£237m	£214m
Gross profit	£26.9m	£35m	£36.8m
Operating profit	£4.6m	£7.1m	£12m
Profit before tax	£5.2m	£12.5m	£13.7m
Profit after tax	£4.4m	£8.9m	£10.8m
Profit (best available)	£4.4m	£8.9m	£10.8m
Employees (average)	0	269	268
Ratios
Profit margin	1.6%	3.3%	4.3%
Gross margin	9.6%	12.9%	14.7%
Revenue per employee	—	£1m	£934k
Profit per employee	—	£33k	£40.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.4%	▼7.9%
Profit growth	—	▲100.4%	▲22%
Headcount growth	—	—	▼0.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£569k	£0	—
Net assets	£39m	£46.2m	£58.1m
Fixed assets	£18.3m	£16m	£16m
Current assets	£85.5m	£74m	£77.7m
Debtors	£29.5m	£25m	£26.7m
Deferred income	£1.7m	£3m	£2.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £934k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £40.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.7%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲26%; Now £58.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼0%; Now 268
Deferred income: ▼29%; Now £2.1m
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £16m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Heygate & Sons Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Heygates Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (8)

Fine Lady Bakeries LimitedRev. £164m · Profit £117k
Heygate Grain LimitedRev. £113m · Profit £248k
Heygates Country Feeds LimitedRev. £37.4m · Profit £1.1m
Heygate Engineering Company Limited(The)Rev. £15.2m · Profit £35.6k
F.a.bird,(Downham Mills),limitedFigures not disclosed
Heygate Animal Feeds LimitedFigures not disclosed
Heygate Leasing Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Warburton Estate Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Mar 2025 (profit £10.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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