How much does H.g.blake(Costessey)limited make?

H.g.blake(Costessey)limited reported revenue of £44.5m and £1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does H.g.blake(Costessey)limited have?

H.g.blake(Costessey)limited reported an average of 92 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is H.g.blake(Costessey)limited profitable?

Yes — H.g.blake(Costessey)limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 00762224 · Incorporated 27 May 1963

H.g.blake(Costessey)limited

Registered name: H.G.BLAKE(COSTESSEY)LIMITED

Part of H.G. Blake (Holdings) Limited group

H.g.blake(Costessey)limited made £44.5m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

H.g.blake(Costessey)limited’s revenue grew 3% to £44.5m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1m profit and 92 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Felthorpe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Felthorpe, East of England
Age: 63 yrs · since 1963
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 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£44.5m

Growth ▲3.5%

Profit

£1m

Growth ▼9%

Profit margin

2.3%

Gross 13.5%

Employees

Change ▲4.5%

Profit / employee

£11.1k

Revenue/employee £484k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£29.8m	£35.4m	£43m	£44.5m
Cost of sales	£25.4m	£30.4m	£37m	£38.5m
Gross profit	£4.4m	£5.1m	£6m	£6m
Operating profit	£1.3m	£556k	£1.7m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£1.2m	£425k	£1.6m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£207k	£1.1m	£1m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	£207k	£1.1m	£1m
Staff costs	£3.1m	£3.3m	£3.7m	£4m
Employees (average)	83	82	88	92
Ratios
Profit margin	3.8%	0.6%	2.6%	2.3%
Gross margin	14.7%	14.4%	13.9%	13.5%
Revenue per employee	£359k	£432k	£489k	£484k
Profit per employee	£13.7k	£2.5k	£12.8k	£11.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲18.9%	▲21.4%	▲3.5%
Profit growth	—	▼81.8%	▲442.9%	▼9%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.2%	▲7.3%	▲4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3k	£54.5k	£318k	£102k
Net assets	£3.2m	£3.4m	£4.5m	£5.4m
Fixed assets	£2.3m	£2.5m	£3.4m	£3.4m
Current assets	£5.5m	£6.2m	£6.2m	£6.9m
Debtors	£3m	£4m	£3.9m	£4.4m
Deferred income	£173k	£112k	£147k	£83.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £484k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £11.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.8%; 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: ▲21%; Now £5.4m
Cash at bank: ▼68%; Now £102k
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 92
Deferred income: ▼43%; Now £83.9k
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £3.4m

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

H.G. Blake (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
H.g.blake(Costessey)limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Church Farm (Felthorpe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
H.G. Blake LtdFigures not disclosed
Roofe Catering Butchers LtdFigures 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 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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