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Company No. 05089151 · Incorporated 31 Mar 2004

Hampshire Meats Limited

Registered name: HAMPSHIRE MEATS LIMITED

Hampshire Meats Limited made £27.8m revenue and £240k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Hampshire Meats Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £27.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £240k profit and 21 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Bishop's Stortford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Status
Active
Location
Bishop's Stortford, East of England
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
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: “The parent company and its group are controlled by E K Graves, who has a controlling stake.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£27.8m
Growth ▲1.4%
Profit
£240k
Growth ▲185.7%
Profit margin
0.9%
Gross 6.4%
Employees
21
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£11.4k
Revenue/employee £1.3m
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 to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£27.4m£27.8m
Cost of sales£25.5m£26m
Gross profit£2m£1.8m
Operating profit−£40k−£49k
Profit before tax£84k£240k
Profit after tax£84k£240k
Profit (best available)£84k£240k
Staff costs£1.1m£1.2m
Employees (average)2121
Ratios
Profit margin0.3%0.9%
Gross margin7.2%6.4%
Revenue per employee£1.3m£1.3m
Profit per employee£4k£11.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.4%
Profit growth—▲185.7%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£6.7m£1.3m
Net assets£6.4m£6.6m
Fixed assets£1.4m£1.4m
Debtors£4.3m£3.5m
Cash from operations£3.2m−£1.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.3m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.6%
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
▲4%
Now £6.6m
Cash at bank
▼80%
Now £1.3m
Headcount
0%
Now 21
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £1.4m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £240k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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