How much does Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited make?

Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited reported revenue of £131m and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited have?

Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited reported an average of 130 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited profitable?

Yes — Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited reported a profit of £3.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01416010 · Incorporated 20 Feb 1979

Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited

Registered name: WOOLLEY BROS. (WHOLESALE MEATS) LIMITED

Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited made £131m revenue and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Woolley Bros. (Wholesale Meats) Limited’s revenue grew 81% to £131m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.9m profit and 130 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£131m

Growth ▲81%

Profit

£3.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 7.1%

Employees

130

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

£30.2k

Revenue/employee £1m

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£55.9m	£65.4m	£62.6m	£72.2m	£131m
Cost of sales	£47.9m	£59m	£60.9m	£69.8m	£121m
Gross profit	£8m	£6.4m	£1.7m	£2.4m	£9.3m
Operating profit	£5.5m	£3.3m	−£1.4m	−£490k	£5.4m
Profit before tax	£5.4m	£3.1m	−£1.6m	−£715k	£5.2m
Profit after tax	£4.4m	£2.5m	−£1.3m	−£539k	£3.9m
Profit (best available)	£4.4m	£2.5m	−£1.3m	−£539k	£3.9m
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4.6m	£5.1m	£5.4m	£6.9m
Employees (average)	113	106	119	132	130
Ratios
Profit margin	7.8%	3.9%	−2.1%	−0.8%	3%
Gross margin	14.3%	9.8%	2.8%	3.3%	7.1%
Revenue per employee	£495k	£617k	£526k	£547k	£1m
Profit per employee	£38.6k	£23.9k	−£10.8k	−£4.1k	£30.2k
Cash conversion	—	—	—	—	−53.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17.1%	▼4.3%	▲15.3%	▲81%
Profit growth	—	▼41.9%	▼150.9%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼6.2%	▲12.3%	▲10.9%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.7m	£3.9m	£2.7k	£718k	£1.2m
Net assets	£13.9m	£12.1m	£10.6m	£9.7m	£13.4m
Fixed assets	£11.3m	£12.5m	£14m	£13.3m	£12.5m
Current assets	£10.1m	£9.3m	£6.7m	£7.7m	£12.1m
Debtors	£3.3m	£3.4m	£2.4m	£4.9m	£9.1m
Cash from operations	—	—	—	£559k	−£2.9m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 7.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £30.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −53.4%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 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: ▲38%; Now £13.4m
Cash at bank: ▲66%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 130
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £12.5m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

Buitelaar Production (UK) Ltd 25–50%
Woolley Bros Holdings Limited 25–50%

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 Dec 2025 (profit £3.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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