How much does Hales Sawmills Limited make?

Hales Sawmills Limited reported revenue of £11.9m and £840k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Hales Sawmills Limited have?

Hales Sawmills Limited reported an average of 47 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Hales Sawmills Limited profitable?

Yes — Hales Sawmills Limited reported a profit of £840k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05796854 · Incorporated 26 Apr 2006

Hales Sawmills Limited

Registered name: HALES SAWMILLS LIMITED

Part of Hales Sawmills Holdings Limited group

Hales Sawmills Limited made £11.9m revenue and £840k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Hales Sawmills Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £11.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £840k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in Market Drayton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Status: Active
Location: Market Drayton, West Midlands
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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 100% owned subsidiary of Hales Sawmills Holdings Limited, which is the ultimate parent company. The ultimate parent company prepared consolidated financial statements as at 31 March 2”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£11.9m

Growth ▲4.9%

Profit

£840k

Growth ▼9.1%

Profit margin

Gross 32.1%

Employees

Change ▼4.1%

Profit / employee

£17.9k

Revenue/employee £254k

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)	£15.2m	£13m	£11.4m	£11.9m
Cost of sales	£10.7m	£8.7m	£7.8m	£8.1m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£4.3m	£3.6m	£3.8m
Operating profit	£3.1m	£4.4m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£3m	£4.3m	£1.2m	£1.1m
Profit after tax	£2.5m	£3.8m	£924k	£840k
Profit (best available)	£2.5m	£3.8m	£924k	£840k
Staff costs	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.5m
Employees (average)	51	52	49	47
Ratios
Profit margin	16.1%	29.5%	8.1%	7%
Gross margin	29.9%	32.8%	31.4%	32.1%
Revenue per employee	£299k	£250k	£232k	£254k
Profit per employee	£48.1k	£73.8k	£18.9k	£17.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼14.7%	▼12.5%	▲4.9%
Profit growth	—	▲56.5%	▼75.9%	▼9.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲2%	▼5.8%	▼4.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£1.4m	£1.5m	£2.2m
Net assets	£5.4m	£5.8m	£5.8m	£5.9m
Fixed assets	£7.7m	£2m	£2.1m	£2m
Current assets	£6.4m	£6.9m	£7m	£7m
Debtors	£2m	£1.8m	£1.8m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£585k	£297k	£404k	£472k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £254k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £17.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.1%; 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: ▲2%; Now £5.9m
Cash at bank: ▲53%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 47
Deferred income: ▲17%; Now £472k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £2m

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

Hales Sawmills Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Hales Sawmills Limitedthis 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £840k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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