How many employees does Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited have?

Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited reported an average of 14 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited profitable?

Yes — Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited reported a profit of £1.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 02787775 · Incorporated 8 Feb 1993

Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited

Registered name: NEEDHAM CHALKS (HAM) LIMITED

Part of Ham 2025 Limited group

Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited made £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Needham Chalks (Ham) Limited reported £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, up 226% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 14 employees. The company is classified under “quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate” and is based in Bishop's Stortford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection B · Mining and quarryingSIC 08110Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

Status: Active
Location: Bishop's Stortford, East of England
Age: 33 yrs · since 1993
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 company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harlow Agricultural Merchants Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office, and principal place of business, of Harlow Agricu”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£1.5m

Growth ▲225.6%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼22.2%

Profit / employee

£109k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	£348k	£1.4m	£468k	£1.5m
Profit (best available)	£348k	£1.4m	£468k	£1.5m
Employees (average)	20	17	18	14
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£17.4k	£85.2k	£26k	£109k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲316.8%	▼67.7%	▲225.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼15%	▲5.9%	▼22.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£2.9m	£632k	£1m
Net assets	£2m	£3.4m	£3.9m	£5.4m
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£3m	£2.7m	£1.5m
Current assets	£2.4m	£3.8m	£1.7m	£4.6m
Debtors	£448k	£428k	£379k	£244k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £109k; 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: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲39%; Now £5.4m
Cash at bank: ▲65%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▼22%; Now 14
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼43%; Now £1.5m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ham 2025 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Harlow Agricultural Merchants Limited75–100%
Needham Chalks (Ham) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Black Prince Holidays LimitedRev. — · Profit £259k
The Horse & Country Store 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 Jan 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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