How much does Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited make?

Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited reported revenue of £9.8m and a loss of £1m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited have?

Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited reported an average of 105 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited profitable?

No — Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited reported a loss of £1m in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 00078708 · Incorporated 2 Oct 1903

Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited

Registered name: Z.HINCHLIFFE & SONS LIMITED

Part of Harold Hinchliffe Limited group

Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited made £9.8m revenue and a £1m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £9.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1m and 105 employees. The company is classified under “preparation and spinning of textile fibres” and is based in Huddersfield,; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 13100Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

Status: Active
Location: Huddersfield,, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 123 yrs · since 1903
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 company is a subsidiary of Harold Hinchliffe Limited which is the ultimate parent company and the parent undertaking of the largest and smallest group which prepares consolidated financial stateme”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£9.8m

Growth ▼10.9%

Profit

−£1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−10.2%

Gross 4.3%

Employees

105

Change ▼0.9%

Profit / employee

−£9.6k

Revenue/employee £93.6k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11m	£9.8m
Cost of sales	£9.9m	£9.4m
Gross profit	£1.1m	£428k
Operating profit	−£638k	−£963k
Profit before tax	−£646k	−£980k
Profit after tax	−£657k	−£1m
Profit (best available)	−£657k	−£1m
Staff costs	£3.7m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	106	105
Ratios
Profit margin	−5.9%	−10.2%
Gross margin	10.3%	4.3%
Revenue per employee	£104k	£93.6k
Profit per employee	−£6.2k	−£9.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.2m	£2.5m
Net assets	£19.5m	£18.4m
Fixed assets	£7.1m	£7.4m
Current assets	£14.8m	£13.9m
Debtors	£2.7m	£3.5m
Deferred income	£218k	£497k
Cash from operations	−£1.7m	£284k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −10.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 4.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £93.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 75.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 35.1%; 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: ▼5%; Now £18.4m
Cash at bank: ▼21%; Now £2.5m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 105
Deferred income: ▲128%; Now £497k
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £7.4m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Harold Hinchliffe Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Z.hinchliffe & Sons Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

John Woodhead (Dobroyd Mills) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£17k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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