How much does Althams Catering Butchers Limited make?

Althams Catering Butchers Limited reported revenue of £20.7m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Althams Catering Butchers Limited have?

Althams Catering Butchers Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Althams Catering Butchers Limited profitable?

Yes — Althams Catering Butchers Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03731546 · Incorporated 11 Mar 1999

Althams Catering Butchers Limited

Registered name: ALTHAMS CATERING BUTCHERS LIMITED

Althams Catering Butchers Limited made £20.7m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Althams Catering Butchers Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £20.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “production of meat and poultry meat products” and is based in Morecambe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10130Production of meat and poultry meat products

Status: Active
Location: Morecambe, North West
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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: “There was no single ultimate controlling party of Althams Catering Butchers Limited during the current or prior year.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£20.7m

Growth ▲8.8%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▲28.8%

Profit margin

6.1%

Gross 36%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 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)	£11.7m	£15m	£19.1m	£20.7m
Cost of sales	£7.4m	£9.7m	£12m	£13.3m
Gross profit	£4.3m	£5.3m	£7.1m	£7.5m
Operating profit	£468k	£917k	£1.4m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£441k	£854k	£1.3m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£325k	£671k	£976k	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£325k	£671k	£976k	£1.3m
Staff costs	£0	£0	£0	£0
Employees (average)	0	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	2.8%	4.5%	5.1%	6.1%
Gross margin	36.8%	35.5%	37.1%	36%
Cash conversion	−220.5%	−134.1%	−98.6%	−15.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲27.6%	▲27.3%	▲8.8%
Profit growth	—	▲106.2%	▲45.6%	▲28.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£676k	£1.1m	£900k	£117k
Net assets	—	—	£3.8m	£4.4m
Fixed assets	£854k	£854k	£854k	£250k
Debtors	£0	£0	£0	£0
Deferred income	£0	£0	£174k	£0
Cash from operations	−£1m	−£1.2m	−£1.4m	−£265k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 6.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −15.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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: ▲15%; Now £4.4m
Cash at bank: ▼87%; Now £117k
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▼100%; Now £0
Fixed assets: ▼71%; Now £250k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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