Newberry International Produce Ltd
Registered name: NEWBERRY INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE LTD
Newberry International Produce Ltd made £48.2m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Newberry International Produce Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £48.2m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.6m profit and 80 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Ledbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ledbury, West Midlands
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £30.3m | £45.3m | £47m | £48.2m |
| Cost of sales | £27.2m | £41.9m | £39.5m | £41m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.5m | £7.6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £1.1m | £5.1m | £3m |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £570k | £4.2m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £836k | £487k | £3.2m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £836k | £487k | £3.2m | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.5m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 62 | 68 | 72 | 80 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.8% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 3.3% |
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 14.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £488k | £667k | £653k | £602k |
| Profit per employee | £13.5k | £7.2k | £44.8k | £20.1k |
| Cash conversion | 193% | −98.7% | −134.9% | −47% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲49.8% | ▲3.8% | ▲2.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼41.8% | ▲562.4% | ▼50.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.7% | ▲5.9% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £957k | £2.2m | £572k | £387k |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £3.5m | £6.2m | £6.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4m | £4.7m | £11.2m | £11m |
| Current assets | £13.7m | £17.9m | £12.8m | £15.1m |
| Debtors | £4.7m | £4.9m | £3.9m | £5.2m |
| Cash from operations | £2.5m | −£1.1m | −£6.9m | −£1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £602k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −47%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £6.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼32%
- Now £387k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 80
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £11m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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