The Green House Ely Ltd
Registered name: THE GREEN HOUSE ELY LTD
Part of Fenland Holding B.V. groupThe Green House Ely Ltd made £25.7m revenue and £328k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
The Green House Ely Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £25.7m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £328k profit and 204 employees. The company is classified under “growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers” and is based in Norwich; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Norwich, East of England
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2020
- 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: “Fenland Holdings B.V.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £8.9m | £17.7m | £23m | £25.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £8m | £13m | £15.5m | £17.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £824k | £4.7m | £7.4m | £8m |
| Operating profit | — | −£1.1m | £4.1m | £1.1m | £633k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£1.1m | £3.9m | £894k | £493k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£1.1m | £3.6m | £670k | £328k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1.1m | £3.6m | £670k | £328k |
| Staff costs | — | £4m | £6.4m | £7.3m | £8.3m |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 53 | 139 | 161 | 204 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | −12.1% | 20.5% | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 9.3% | 26.7% | 32.4% | 31.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £167k | £128k | £143k | £126k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£20.3k | £26.1k | £4.2k | £1.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −56% | −325.6% | 60.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲99.8% | ▲29.5% | ▲12% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼81.5% | ▼51% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲960% | ▲162.3% | ▲15.8% | ▲26.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £5.8k | £252k | £0 | £9k | £546k |
| Net assets | £334k | −£741k | £2.9m | £3.6m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £212k | £702k | £2.4m | £2.5m | £3.7m |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £4m | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £634k | £549k | £719k | £94.6k | £13.4k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£669k | −£2.3m | −£3.7m | £381k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £126k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 60.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲5988%
- Now £546k
- Headcount
- ▲27%
- Now 204
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲49%
- Now £3.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Fenland Holding B.V. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- The Green House Growers Ltd75–100%
- The Green House Ely Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- The Green House Norwich LtdRev. £19.5m · Profit £524k
- The Green House Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £328k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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