R.hannah & Sons Limited
Registered name: R.HANNAH & SONS LIMITED
Part of Hannah Holdings Limited groupR.hannah & Sons Limited made £90.8m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
R.hannah & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 78% to £90.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £1.7m profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Skelmersdale; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Skelmersdale, North West
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & lossread from filing text | Profit & lossread from filing text | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £42.2m | £51.1m | £51.1m | £90.8m |
| Cost of sales | £37m | £44.2m | −£44.2m | −£80.3m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £6.9m | £6.9m | £10.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £2m | £2m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £2m | £2m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £941k | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £941k | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £2.9m | £3.4m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 102 | 110 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 12.2% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 11.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £413k | £464k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £9.2k | £14.8k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.2% | — | ▲77.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲72.6% | — | ▲4.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.8% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £2.1m | — | — |
| Net assets | £4.5m | £6m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £3.2m | £3.3m | — | — |
| Current assets | £8.1m | £10.8m | — | — |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £3.8m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £65.8k | £53.6k | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hannah Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- R.hannah & Sons Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Hannah Food Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026