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Company No. 00235093 · Incorporated 24 Nov 1928

Harvey & Son (Lewes) Limited

Registered name: HARVEY & SON (LEWES) LIMITED

Harvey & Son (Lewes) Limited made £25.2m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Harvey & Son (Lewes) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £25.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.8m profit and 210 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in Sussex; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 11050Manufacture of beerSIC 56302Public houses and bars
Status
Active
Location
Sussex, South East
Age
97 yrs · since 1928
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£25.2m
Growth ▲0.5%
Profit
£2.8m
Growth ▼13.5%
Profit margin
11.1%
Gross 26.6%
Employees
210
Change ▲1%
Profit / employee
£13.3k
Revenue/employee £120k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.3m£25m£25.2m
Cost of sales−£17.8m−£17.9m−£18.5m
Gross profit£6.6m£7.1m£6.7m
Operating profit£3.2m£3.9m£3.5m
Profit before tax£3.4m£4.2m£3.7m
Profit after tax£2.7m£3.2m£2.8m
Profit (best available)£2.7m£3.2m£2.8m
Employees (average)197208210
Ratios
Profit margin10.9%12.9%11.1%
Gross margin27%28.4%26.6%
Revenue per employee£123k£120k£120k
Profit per employee£13.5k£15.5k£13.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲2.9%▲0.5%
Profit growth—▲20.8%▼13.5%
Headcount growth—▲5.6%▲1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£120k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£13.3k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲1%
Now 210
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026

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