How much does J.e.hartley Limited make?

J.e.hartley Limited reported revenue of £18.1m and a loss of £1.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does J.e.hartley Limited have?

J.e.hartley Limited reported an average of 65 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is J.e.hartley Limited profitable?

No — J.e.hartley Limited reported a loss of £1.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 00531889 · Incorporated 8 Apr 1954

J.e.hartley Limited

Registered name: J.E.HARTLEY LIMITED

Part of Hartleys Food Holdings Limited group

J.e.hartley Limited made £18.1m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

J.e.hartley Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £18.1m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.8m and 65 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01110Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 72 yrs · since 1954
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 immediate and ultimate parent company is Hartleys Food Holdings Limited. Hartleys Food Holdings Limited is the smallest and largest group into which these financial statements are consolidated, an”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£18.1m

Growth ▼1.5%

Profit

−£1.8m

Growth ▼376.2%

Profit margin

−9.8%

Gross 9.6%

Employees

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

−£27.4k

Revenue/employee £278k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.9m	£17.7m	£18.4m	£18.1m
Cost of sales	£13.4m	£14.4m	£14.8m	£16.4m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£3.3m	£3.6m	£1.7m
Operating profit	£121k	£826k	£985k	−£1.3m
Profit before tax	−£61.5k	£498k	£587k	−£1.6m
Profit after tax	−£61.5k	£498k	£644k	−£1.8m
Profit (best available)	−£61.5k	£498k	£644k	−£1.8m
Staff costs	£2.3m	£2.5m	£2.9m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	60	62	66	65
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.4%	2.8%	3.5%	−9.8%
Gross margin	15.7%	18.4%	19.7%	9.6%
Revenue per employee	£266k	£285k	£278k	£278k
Profit per employee	−£1k	£8k	£9.8k	−£27.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲11%	▲3.8%	▼1.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▲29.3%	▼376.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.3%	▲6.5%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£15.3k	£376k	£46k	£356k
Net assets	£5.2m	£5.7m	£6.3m	£4.5m
Fixed assets	£4.4m	£4.3m	£3.9m	£5.2m
Current assets	£9.7m	£10.5m	£11.3m	£11.4m
Debtors	£2.1m	£3.3m	£2.7m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£890k	£721k	£739k	£484k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −9.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £278k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£27.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 28.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.9%; 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: ▼28%; Now £4.5m
Cash at bank: ▲674%; Now £356k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 65
Deferred income: ▼35%; Now £484k
Fixed assets: ▲32%; Now £5.2m

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

Hartleys Food Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
J.e.hartley Limitedthis company

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

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 −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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