J.R. Holland (Food Services) Limited
Registered name: J.R. HOLLAND (FOOD SERVICES) LIMITED
J.R. Holland (Food Services) Limited made £11.7m revenue and £81.6k profit in the year to 3 May 2025.
J.R. Holland (Food Services) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £11.7m in the year to 3 May 2025, with £81.6k profit and 76 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Gateshead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gateshead, North East
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- 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 Apr 2022 | 29 Apr 2023 | 27 Apr 2024 | 3 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.8m | £12.9m | £11.6m | £11.7m |
| Cost of sales | £8.7m | £8.9m | £7.9m | £7.9m |
| Gross profit | £4.1m | £4m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | £98.7k | £77.3k | £116k | £118k |
| Profit before tax | £86.1k | £59.4k | −£60.6k | £116k |
| Profit after tax | £57.8k | £62.5k | −£54.8k | £81.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £57.8k | £62.5k | −£54.8k | £81.6k |
| Staff costs | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 100 | 88 | 77 | 76 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 0.5% | −0.5% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 32.1% | 31.4% | 32.3% | 32.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £128k | £147k | £151k | £154k |
| Profit per employee | £578 | £710 | −£712 | £1.1k |
| Cash conversion | −55.6% | 1435% | 203.8% | 367.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.6% | ▼9.8% | ▲0.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▼187.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼12% | ▼12.5% | ▼1.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £67.3k | £595k | £595k | £752k |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £1m | £783k | £540k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £3.8m | £3.5m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £2.6m | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Deferred income | £115k | £323k | £271k | £199k |
| Cash from operations | −£54.9k | £1.1m | £237k | £432k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £154k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 367.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.5%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £2.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲26%
- Now £752k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 76
- Deferred income
- ▼27%
- Now £199k
- Fixed assets
- ▼31%
- Now £540k
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 3 May 2025 (profit £81.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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