J.hayward & Sons of Walsall Limited
Registered name: J.HAYWARD & SONS OF WALSALL LIMITED
J.hayward & Sons of Walsall Limited made £22.2m revenue and £342k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
J.hayward & Sons of Walsall Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £22.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £342k profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Staffs; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Staffs, West Midlands
- Age
- 64 yrs · since 1962
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.4m | £20.1m | £19.6m | £22.2m |
| Cost of sales | £16.5m | £16.6m | £15.8m | £17.6m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £3.5m | £3.8m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | £883k | £611k | £317k | £395k |
| Profit before tax | £833k | £523k | £228k | £287k |
| Profit after tax | £533k | £383k | −£20.2k | £342k |
| Profit (best available) | £533k | £383k | −£20.2k | £342k |
| Staff costs | £8.2m | £7.4m | £7.2m | £9.5m |
| Employees (average) | 70 | 80 | 67 | 64 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | 1.9% | −0.1% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 19.2% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 20.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £291k | £251k | £292k | £348k |
| Profit per employee | £7.6k | £4.8k | −£301 | £5.3k |
| Cash conversion | −155.9% | −100.2% | −330.4% | −252.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.5% | ▼2.6% | ▲13.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.2% | ▼105.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼16.3% | ▼4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1m | £522k |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £3.2m | £3.1m | £3.5m |
| Fixed assets | £3.5m | £3.9m | £4.4m | £4.8m |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £4.8m | £5.2m | £5.5m |
| Debtors | £3m | £2.4m | £2.8m | £3.7m |
| Deferred income | £316k | £114k | £236k | £299k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.4m | −£612k | −£1m | −£994k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £348k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −252.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.4%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £3.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼48%
- Now £522k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 64
- Deferred income
- ▲27%
- Now £299k
- Fixed assets
- ▲10%
- Now £4.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £342k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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