How much does MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited make?

MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited reported revenue of £20.7m and £556k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited have?

MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited reported an average of 79 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited profitable?

Yes — MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited reported a profit of £556k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00842705 · Incorporated 25 Mar 1965

MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited

Registered name: MRS. J. C. ALTHAM & SONS (MORECAMBE) LIMITED

Part of Altham Catering Butchers Ltd group

MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited made £20.7m revenue and £556k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £20.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £556k profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Morecambe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat

Status: Active
Location: Morecambe, North West
Age: 61 yrs · since 1965
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 parent company is Althams Catering Butchers Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£20.7m

Growth ▲8.8%

Profit

£556k

Growth ▼43%

Profit margin

2.7%

Gross 36%

Employees

Change ▲9.7%

Profit / employee

£7k

Revenue/employee £262k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 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)	£11.7m	£15m	£19.1m	£20.7m
Cost of sales	£7.4m	£9.7m	£12m	£13.3m
Gross profit	£4.3m	£5.3m	£7.1m	£7.5m
Operating profit	£468k	£917k	£1.4m	£809k
Profit before tax	£441k	£854k	£1.3m	£761k
Profit after tax	£325k	£671k	£976k	£556k
Profit (best available)	£325k	£671k	£976k	£556k
Staff costs	£2.1m	£2.3m	£3.4m	£4.1m
Employees (average)	66	68	72	79
Ratios
Profit margin	2.8%	4.5%	5.1%	2.7%
Gross margin	36.8%	35.5%	37.1%	36%
Revenue per employee	£178k	£220k	£265k	£262k
Profit per employee	£4.9k	£9.9k	£13.6k	£7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲27.6%	▲27.3%	▲8.8%
Profit growth	—	▲106.2%	▲45.6%	▼43%
Headcount growth	—	▲3%	▲5.9%	▲9.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£676k	£1.1m	£900k	£117k
Net assets	£3.3m	£3.5m	£3.9m	£3.8m
Fixed assets	£2.2m	£2.1m	£2.3m	£2.7m
Current assets	£4.9m	£5.7m	£5.8m	£5.2m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Deferred income	£192k	£252k	£898k	£232k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £262k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.4%; 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: ▼3%; Now £3.8m
Cash at bank: ▼87%; Now £117k
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 79
Deferred income: ▼74%; Now £232k
Fixed assets: ▲17%; Now £2.7m

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

Altham Catering Butchers Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
MRS. J. C. Altham & Sons (Morecambe) 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 Mar 2025 (profit £556k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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