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Company No. 03183692 · Incorporated 9 Apr 1996

Western Oaks Ltd

Registered name: WESTERN OAKS LTD

Part of HMPL Group Holdings Limited group

Western Oaks Ltd made £28.9m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Western Oaks Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £28.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.6m profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “raising of swine/pigs” and is based in Richmond; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01460Raising of swine/pigs
Status
Active
Location
Richmond, North East
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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's immediate and ultimate parent is HMPL Group Holdings Limited, incorporated in England & Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£28.9m
Growth ▲6.6%
Profit
£2.6m
Growth ▲5.2%
Profit margin
8.9%
Gross 20.7%
Employees
3
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£854k
Revenue/employee £9.6m
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25.4m£33.4m£27.1m£28.9m
Cost of sales£24m£29m£23.4m£22.9m
Gross profit£1.4m£4.4m£3.8m£6m
Operating profit£297k£1.1m£2.7m£3.3m
Profit before tax£322k£1.1m£2.7m£3.3m
Profit after tax£223k£1m£2.4m£2.6m
Profit (best available)£223k£1m£2.4m£2.6m
Staff costs£374k£431k£106k£128k
Employees (average)9933
Ratios
Profit margin0.9%3%9%8.9%
Gross margin5.5%13.2%13.9%20.7%
Revenue per employee£2.8m£3.7m£9m£9.6m
Profit per employee£24.7k£113k£812k£854k
Cash conversion−522%−699.7%−61.1%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲31.2%▼18.7%▲6.6%
Profit growth—▲355.9%▲140.2%▲5.2%
Headcount growth—0%▼66.7%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£755k£1.8m£2.9m£2.3m
Net assets£19.5m£3.1m£5.5m£8.1m
Fixed assets£16.7m£3.3m£3.5m£4m
Current assets£8m£7.9m£9.5m£9.7m
Debtors£1.5m£1.5m£1.7m£1.3m
Deferred income£585k£562k£524k£613k
Cash from operations−£1.5m−£7.5m−£1.7m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£9.6m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£854k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
14%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.4%
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
▲47%
Now £8.1m
Cash at bank
▼22%
Now £2.3m
Headcount
0%
Now 3
Deferred income
▲17%
Now £613k
Fixed assets
▲15%
Now £4m

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

  1. HMPL Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Western Oaks Ltdthis 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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