James Stockdale Limited
Registered name: JAMES STOCKDALE LIMITED
James Stockdale Limited made £12.9m revenue and £513k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
James Stockdale Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £12.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £513k profit and 72 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Bridlington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bridlington, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 71 yrs · since 1955
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.6m | £11.5m | £13.4m | £12.9m |
| Cost of sales | £3.4m | £5m | £5.5m | £5.4m |
| Gross profit | £6.2m | £6.5m | £7.9m | £7.5m |
| Operating profit | £800k | £1.1m | £1.2m | £782k |
| Profit before tax | £679k | £858k | £1m | £632k |
| Profit after tax | £564k | £643k | £775k | £513k |
| Profit (best available) | £564k | £643k | £775k | £513k |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.8m | £3.2m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 57 | 62 | 66 | 72 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 4% |
| Gross margin | 64.6% | 56.9% | 59.2% | 58.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £168k | £185k | £203k | £179k |
| Profit per employee | £9.9k | £10.4k | £11.7k | £7.1k |
| Cash conversion | −143.2% | −88.7% | −167.9% | −256.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.8% | ▲16.9% | ▼4.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.9% | ▲20.5% | ▼33.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.8% | ▲6.5% | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £224 | £1.5k | £297k | £850k |
| Net assets | £9.2m | £9.9m | £10.7m | £11.2m |
| Fixed assets | £11.4m | £11.1m | £11.8m | £11m |
| Current assets | £4.5m | £5.3m | £5.7m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.1m | −£952k | −£2m | −£2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £179k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −256.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 85.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.5%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £11.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲187%
- Now £850k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 72
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £11m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £513k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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