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Company No. 00104785 · Incorporated 30 Aug 1909

Wherry and Sons,limited

Registered name: WHERRY AND SONS,LIMITED

Wherry and Sons,limited made £20.3m revenue and £163k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Wherry and Sons,limited’s revenue grew 10% to £20.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £163k profit and 20 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other food products” and is based in Bourne, Lincolnshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10890Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Bourne, Lincolnshire, East of England
Age
117 yrs · since 1909
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£20.3m
Growth ▲10.3%
Profit
£163k
Growth ▼24.4%
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 12%
Employees
20
Change ▼4.8%
Profit / employee
£8.1k
Revenue/employee £1m
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 to30 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25.8m£21.6m£18.4m£20.3m
Cost of sales£22.7m£18.1m£15.9m£17.9m
Gross profit£3.1m£3.5m£2.5m£2.4m
Operating profit£845k£750k£44.8k—
Profit before tax£862k£1m£164k£117k
Profit after tax£763k£920k£215k£163k
Profit (best available)£763k£920k£215k£163k
Employees (average)18192120
Ratios
Profit margin3%4.3%1.2%0.8%
Gross margin11.9%16.4%13.7%12%
Revenue per employee£1.4m£1.1m£876k£1m
Profit per employee£42.4k£48.4k£10.2k£8.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼16.2%▼14.8%▲10.3%
Profit growth—▲20.5%▼76.6%▼24.4%
Headcount growth—▲5.6%▲10.5%▼4.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.3m£1.6m£805k£780k
Net assets£3.8m£4.3m£4.5m£4.7m
Fixed assets£2.2m£2.3m£2.5m£2.6m
Current assets£7.6m£8m£5.5m£6m
Debtors£2.3m£2.2m£1.5m£1.5m
Deferred income£1.4m£1m£231k£343k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.4%
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
▲3%
Now £4.7m
Cash at bank
▼3%
Now £780k
Headcount
▼5%
Now 20
Deferred income
▲48%
Now £343k
Fixed assets
▲3%
Now £2.6m

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

Subsidiaries (2)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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