A.j. Maxwell Limited
Registered name: A.J. MAXWELL LIMITED
A.j. Maxwell Limited made £300k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
A.j. Maxwell Limited reported £300k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, up 230% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Hertfordshire; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hertfordshire, East of England
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1948
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £1.5m | £773k | £90.8k | £300k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £1.5m | £773k | £90.8k | £300k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £353k | £374k | £193k | £22.7k | £74.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲6% | ▼48.3% | ▼88.3% | ▲230.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £4.5m | £2.4m | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £11m | £11.8m | £11.9m | £12.1m |
| Fixed assets | £9m | £10.9m | £11.9m | £11.9m | £12.1m |
| Current assets | £4.6m | £2.4m | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Debtors | £21.3k | £0 | £6.7k | £2.8k | £152 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £74.9k
- 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.
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
- ▲2%
- Now £12.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲7%
- Now £2.7m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £12.1m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £300k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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