J.F. and E. Hadwin Limited
Registered name: J.F. AND E. HADWIN LIMITED
Part of Eriann Holdings Ltd groupJ.F. and E. Hadwin Limited made £85.1m revenue and £295k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025. read from filing text
J.F. and E. Hadwin Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £85.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £295k profit and 169 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in NR Coniston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- NR Coniston, North West
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1986
- 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: “Eriann Holdings Ltd is the ultimate controlling party of the Group. No Single individual has control of this company.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 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) | £79.7m | £103m | £103m | £85.1m |
| Cost of sales | £75m | £97.4m | £101m | £82.7m |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £5.1m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | £3.8m | £2.5m | £52.7k | £164k |
| Profit before tax | £3.8m | £2.6m | £314k | £394k |
| Profit after tax | £3.6m | £2m | £247k | £295k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.6m | £2m | £247k | £295k |
| Staff costs | £4.7m | £5.6m | £6.3m | £6.7m |
| Employees (average) | 128 | 134 | 169 | 169 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | 2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 5.9% | 5% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £623k | £765k | £609k | £503k |
| Profit per employee | £28.4k | £15k | £1.5k | £1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲28.5% | ▲0.3% | ▼17.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼44.6% | ▼87.7% | ▲19.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▲26.1% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.2m | £4.5m | £9.2m | £9.3m |
| Net assets | £12.9m | £14.6m | £14.7m | £14.9m |
| Fixed assets | £369k | £796k | £751k | £669k |
| Current assets | £26.6m | £32.8m | £30.5m | £38.3m |
| Debtors | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.4m | £4.4m |
| Deferred income | £990k | £1.1m | £759k | £1.4m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 2.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £503k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.1%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £14.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £9.3m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 169
- Deferred income
- ▲85%
- Now £1.4m
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £669k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Eriann Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- J.F. and E. Hadwin Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Ribblesdale Motors LimitedRev. £8m · Profit £403k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £295k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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