Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd
Registered name: JOICE AND HILL POULTRY LTD
Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd made £16.1m revenue and £626k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £16.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £626k profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “raising of poultry” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Peterborough, East of England
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1964
- 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) | £11.4m | £13.1m | £14.7m | £16.1m |
| Cost of sales | £9.6m | £10.4m | £11.8m | £13.1m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £2.7m | £2.8m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £80.6k | £785k | £811k | £727k |
| Profit before tax | £3m | £4.3m | £2.8m | £827k |
| Profit after tax | £2.9m | £4.2m | £2.8m | £626k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.9m | £4.2m | £2.8m | £626k |
| Employees (average) | 78 | 78 | 97 | 102 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 25.6% | 31.8% | 18.9% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 15.7% | 20.5% | 19.4% | 18.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £146k | £168k | £151k | £158k |
| Profit per employee | £37.3k | £53.3k | £28.5k | £6.1k |
| Cash conversion | 201.8% | −147.7% | −139.5% | −115.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.1% | ▲12.3% | ▲9.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲42.9% | ▼33.4% | ▼77.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲24.4% | ▲5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £546k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £413k |
| Net assets | £7.1m | £8.3m | £8.7m | £9m |
| Fixed assets | £5.1m | £5.2m | £5.2m | £6.6m |
| Current assets | £4.6m | £5.1m | £6.1m | £5.2m |
| Debtors | £2.1m | £1.7m | £2.1m | £2.4m |
| Cash from operations | £163k | −£1.2m | −£1.1m | −£843k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £158k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −115.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 40.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.9%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £413k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 102
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲27%
- Now £6.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £626k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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