How much does Cheale Meats Limited make?

Cheale Meats Limited reported revenue of £8.3m and £369k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cheale Meats Limited have?

Cheale Meats Limited reported an average of 6 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Cheale Meats Limited profitable?

Yes — Cheale Meats Limited reported a profit of £369k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01511942 · Incorporated 11 Aug 1980

Cheale Meats Limited

Registered name: CHEALE MEATS LIMITED

Part of Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg group

Cheale Meats Limited made £8.3m revenue and £369k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cheale Meats Limited’s revenue fell 32% to £8.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £369k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Brentwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products

Status: Active
Location: Brentwood, East of England
Age: 46 yrs · since 1980
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: “CPC Foods Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£8.3m

Growth ▼32.1%

Profit

£369k

Growth ▼24.5%

Profit margin

4.5%

Gross 12%

Employees

Change ▼14.3%

Profit / employee

£61.5k

Revenue/employee £1.4m

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	27 Aug 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)	£45.1m	£38.1m	£12.2m	£8.3m
Cost of sales	£27.2m	£29.5m	£11.3m	£7.3m
Gross profit	£17.8m	£8.6m	£929k	£996k
Operating profit	£3.2m	−£2m	£404k	£556k
Profit before tax	£3.2m	−£1.9m	£395k	£492k
Profit after tax	£2.5m	−£1.6m	£489k	£369k
Profit (best available)	£2.5m	−£1.6m	£489k	£369k
Staff costs	—	£157k	£164k	£169k
Employees (average)	5	6	7	6
Ratios
Profit margin	5.7%	−4.1%	4%	4.5%
Gross margin	39.6%	22.5%	7.6%	12%
Revenue per employee	£9m	£6.3m	£1.7m	£1.4m
Profit per employee	£510k	−£262k	£69.8k	£61.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼67.9%	▼32.1%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼24.5%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲16.7%	▼14.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.7m	£2.2m	£66.9k	£114k
Net assets	£12.2m	£3.1m	£3.6m	£3.9m
Fixed assets	£8.3m	—	—	—
Current assets	£6.5m	£4.2m	£7.6m	£7.3m
Debtors	£4m	£15.5k	£7.5m	£7.2m
Deferred income	£494k	£520k	£557k	£589k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.4m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £61.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 86.6%; 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: ▲10%; Now £3.9m
Cash at bank: ▲70%; Now £114k
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 6
Deferred income: ▲6%; Now £589k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
CPC Foods Limited75–100%
Cheale Meats Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (7)

Beckett's Foods LimitedRev. £169m · Profit £108k
Direct Table Foods LimitedRev. £142m · Profit £1.8m
C & K Meats LimitedRev. £87.8m · Profit −£9.2m
Tican (Chilled) LimitedRev. £84.6m · Profit £6m
Peddars Pigs LimitedRev. £75.9m · Profit £2.8m
Pro-Pak Foods LimitedRev. £58.4m · Profit −£2.3m
Porcus Pig Care LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 2025 (profit £369k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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