How much does Longman Cheese Sales Limited make?

Longman Cheese Sales Limited reported revenue of £36.1m and £16.1k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Longman Cheese Sales Limited have?

Longman Cheese Sales Limited reported an average of 106 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Longman Cheese Sales Limited profitable?

Yes — Longman Cheese Sales Limited reported a profit of £16.1k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03763938 · Incorporated 29 Apr 1999

Longman Cheese Sales Limited

Registered name: LONGMAN CHEESE SALES LIMITED

Part of Hunt's Food Group Ltd group

Longman Cheese Sales Limited made £36.1m revenue and £16.1k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Longman Cheese Sales Limited’s revenue was £36.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £16.1k profit and 106 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats” and is based in Yeovil; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats

Status: Active
Location: Yeovil, South West
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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 balance sheet date, the company was controlled by S Longman who owned 100% of the issued share capital. As outlined in note 22, after the year end, Hunt's Food Group becomes the controlling par”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£36.1m

Growth —

Profit

£16.1k

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 19.9%

Employees

106

Change —

Profit / employee

£152

Revenue/employee £341k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2023	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£23.6m	£36.1m
Cost of sales	£19m	£29m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£7.2m
Operating profit	£409k	£121k
Profit before tax	£362k	£35.5k
Profit after tax	£275k	£16.1k
Profit (best available)	£275k	£16.1k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£4.3m
Employees (average)	86	106
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	0%
Gross margin	19.6%	19.9%
Revenue per employee	£274k	£341k
Profit per employee	£3.2k	£152
Cash conversion	−132.8%	−92.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£24.3k	£54.1k
Net assets	£1.5m	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£271k	£194k
Current assets	£3.6m	£3.7m
Debtors	£2.2m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£264k	£135k
Cash from operations	−£543k	−£112k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £341k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £152; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −92.2%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.3%; 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: —; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: —; Now £54.1k
Headcount: —; Now 106
Deferred income: —; Now £135k
Fixed assets: —; Now £194k

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

Hunt's Food Group Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Longman Cheese Sales 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £16.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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