East Coast Growers Limited
Registered name: EAST COAST GROWERS LIMITED
Part of Marblelane Limited groupEast Coast Growers Limited made £9.8m revenue and £419k profit in the year to 4 Nov 2023.
East Coast Growers Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £9.8m in the year to 4 Nov 2023, with £419k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Ely; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ely
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 4 Nov 2022 | 4 Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.6m | £9.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£6.4m | −£7.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.2m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £471k | £492k |
| Profit before tax | £490k | £444k |
| Profit after tax | £343k | £419k |
| Profit (best available) | £343k | £419k |
| Employees (average) | 39 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.5% | 27.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £245k | £266k |
| Profit per employee | £8.8k | £11.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲22.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £266k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Marblelane Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- East Coast Growers 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).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 4 Nov 2023 (profit £419k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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