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Company No. 01292228 · Incorporated 23 Dec 1976

J.e. Morten Limited

Registered name: J.E. MORTEN LIMITED

Part of Tunstead Mill Limited group

J.e. Morten Limited made £14.3m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

J.e. Morten Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £14.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £1.5m profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals” and is based in High Peak; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
High Peak, North West
Age
49 yrs · since 1976
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. From the filing: “At the 31 January 2025, the ultimate parent undertaking was Tunstead Mill Limited due to their 100% interest in the equity share capital of the company. Consolidated financial statements are available”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£14.3m
Growth ▼10%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth ▼42.8%
Profit margin
10.3%
Gross 21.4%
Employees
27
Change ▲8%
Profit / employee
£54.7k
Revenue/employee £530k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£23.8m£15.9m£14.3m
Cost of sales—£21.1m£11.7m£11.3m
Gross profit—£2.6m£4.2m£3.1m
Profit before tax—£1.9m£3.4m£2m
Profit after tax—£1.5m£2.6m£1.5m
Profit (best available)—£1.5m£2.6m£1.5m
Staff costs—£1.2m£1.2m£1.4m
Employees (average)17222527
Ratios
Profit margin—6.3%16.3%10.3%
Gross margin—11.1%26.5%21.4%
Revenue per employee—£1.1m£636k£530k
Profit per employee—£68.2k£103k£54.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼33.1%▼10%
Profit growth——▲72.1%▼42.8%
Headcount growth—▲29.4%▲13.6%▲8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5m£1.3m£4.4m£6m
Net assets£2.9m£4.4m£6.9m£8.4m
Fixed assets£1.3m£1.5m£1.6m£1.9m
Current assets£3.6m£5.3m£7m£8.5m
Debtors£1.5m£3m£1.6m£1.6m
Deferred income—£636k£650k£676k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£530k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£54.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.1%
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 £8.4m
Cash at bank
▲37%
Now £6m
Headcount
▲8%
Now 27
Deferred income
▲4%
Now £676k
Fixed assets
▲20%
Now £1.9m

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

  1. Tunstead Mill Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. J.e. Morten Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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