How much does A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited make?

A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited reported revenue of £28.4m and £176k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited have?

A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited profitable?

Yes — A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited reported a profit of £176k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00549113 · Incorporated 12 May 1955

A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited

Registered name: A HUGHES AND SON(SKELLINGTHORPE)LIMITED

Part of Lincoln Protein Holdings Ltd group

A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited made £28.4m revenue and £176k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)limited’s revenue fell 43% to £28.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £176k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Long Bennington; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat SIC 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meat SIC 38210Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

Status: Active
Location: Long Bennington, East Midlands
Age: 71 yrs · since 1955
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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: “Lincoln Protein Holdings Ltd”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£28.4m

Growth ▼43.5%

Profit

£176k

Growth ▼10.8%

Profit margin

0.6%

Gross 6.3%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£50.2m	£28.4m
Cost of sales	£48.3m	£26.6m
Gross profit	£1.9m	£1.8m
Operating profit	£269k	£255k
Profit before tax	£269k	£252k
Profit after tax	£197k	£176k
Profit (best available)	£197k	£176k
Employees (average)	—	0
Ratios
Profit margin	0.4%	0.6%
Gross margin	3.9%	6.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼43.5%
Profit growth	—	▼10.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.2m
Net assets	£2.5m	£2.7m
Fixed assets	£474k	£457k
Current assets	£10.3m	£8.4m
Debtors	£2.4m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£338k	£607k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 6.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.4%; 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: ▲7%; Now £2.7m
Cash at bank: ▼16%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▲80%; Now £607k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £457k

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

Lincoln Protein Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Lincoln Proteins Limited75–100%
A Hughes and Son(Skellingthorpe)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 31 Dec 2024 (profit £176k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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