How much does A C Hulme and Sons make?

A C Hulme and Sons reported revenue of £21.7m and £4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A C Hulme and Sons have?

A C Hulme and Sons reported an average of 114 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is A C Hulme and Sons profitable?

Yes — A C Hulme and Sons reported a profit of £4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00803130 · Incorporated 29 Apr 1964

A C Hulme and Sons

Registered name: A C HULME AND SONS

Part of Furley Page Executor & Trustee Company Limited group

A C Hulme and Sons made £21.7m revenue and £4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

A C Hulme and Sons’s revenue fell 1% to £21.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £4m profit and 114 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Canterbury; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01500Mixed farming

Status: Active
Location: Canterbury, South East
Age: 62 yrs · since 1964
Type: Private Unlimited 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 company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£21.7m

Growth ▼1.1%

Profit

£4m

Growth ▲18.4%

Profit margin

18.6%

Gross 31.7%

Employees

114

Change ▲0.9%

Profit / employee

£35.4k

Revenue/employee £190k

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 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£21.9m	£21.7m
Cost of sales	£15.1m	£14.8m
Gross profit	£6.8m	£6.9m
Operating profit	£4.4m	£4.8m
Profit before tax	£4.5m	£5m
Profit after tax	£3.4m	£4m
Profit (best available)	£3.4m	£4m
Staff costs	£3.7m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	113	114
Ratios
Profit margin	15.5%	18.6%
Gross margin	31%	31.7%
Revenue per employee	£194k	£190k
Profit per employee	£30.2k	£35.4k
Cash conversion	−156.3%	−87.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.1%
Profit growth	—	▲18.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.5m	£2.1m
Net assets	£25.5m	£29.4m
Fixed assets	£22.2m	£21.2m
Current assets	£11.5m	£16.3m
Debtors	£2.9m	£3.2m
Deferred income	£995k	£1.3m
Cash from operations	−£6.9m	−£4.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 18.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £190k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £35.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −87.9%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 97.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.9%; 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: ▲16%; Now £29.4m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 114
Deferred income: ▲34%; Now £1.3m
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £21.2m

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

Furley Page Executor & Trustee Company Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A C Hulme and Sons Farming Limited75–100%
A C Hulme and Sonsthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Ach Grapes LimitedRev. — · Profit −£217k

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 Mar 2025 (profit £4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026

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