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Company No. NI640138 · Incorporated 10 Aug 2016

Hatch Brothers Limited

Registered name: HATCH BROTHERS LIMITED

Hatch Brothers Limited made £21.1m revenue and £34.9k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Hatch Brothers Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £21.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £34.9k profit and 246 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Magherafelt; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Status
Active
Location
Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£21.1m
Growth ▼0.7%
Profit
£34.9k
Growth ▼87.3%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 26.1%
Employees
246
Change ▼6.5%
Profit / employee
£142
Revenue/employee £85.9k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£21.6m£22.9m£21.3m£21.1m
Cost of sales£16.8m£17.5m£15.8m£15.6m
Gross profit£4.8m£5.4m£5.5m£5.5m
Operating profit£409k£966k£284k£199k
Profit before tax£239k£865k£34.1k−£37k
Profit after tax£370k£818k£276k£34.9k
Profit (best available)£370k£818k£276k£34.9k
Staff costs£7.5m£7.8m£7.7m£8.2m
Employees (average)298259263246
Ratios
Profit margin1.7%3.6%1.3%0.2%
Gross margin22.3%23.5%25.7%26.1%
Revenue per employee£72.4k£88.3k£80.9k£85.9k
Profit per employee£1.2k£3.2k£1k£142
Cash conversion109.9%84.4%269.4%802.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲6%▼6.9%▼0.7%
Profit growth—▲121.4%▼66.3%▼87.3%
Headcount growth—▼13.1%▲1.5%▼6.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£713k£312k£519k£1.2m
Net assets£1.3m£2.1m£2.4m£2.4m
Fixed assets£2.6m£3.5m£3.2m£2.9m
Current assets£4.9m£3.9m£4.5m£5.1m
Debtors£2m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Deferred income£269k£160k£235k£145k
Cash from operations£449k£815k£766k£1.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£85.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£142
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
802.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.3%
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
▲1%
Now £2.4m
Cash at bank
▲134%
Now £1.2m
Headcount
▼6%
Now 246
Deferred income
▼38%
Now £145k
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £2.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £34.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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