The Hayloft (Donkey Sanctuary) Limited
Registered name: THE HAYLOFT (DONKEY SANCTUARY) LIMITED
The Hayloft (Donkey Sanctuary) Limited made £1.6m revenue and £171k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Hayloft (Donkey Sanctuary) Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £171k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Sidmouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sidmouth, South West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£1.1m | −£1.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £370k | £419k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £122k | £164k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £128k | £171k |
| Profit after tax | £78.4k | £147k | £128k | £171k |
| Profit (best available) | £78.4k | £147k | £128k | £171k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 8.8% | 10.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲9.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲88% | ▼13% | ▲33% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £351k | £435k | — | — |
| Net assets | −£8.5k | £4 | — | — |
| Current assets | £361k | £447k | — | — |
| Debtors | £2k | £1.3k | — | — |
| Deferred income | £35.7k | £21.4k | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £171k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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