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Company No. 09947931 · Incorporated 12 Jan 2016

Produce UK (Manchester) Limited

Registered name: PRODUCE UK (MANCHESTER) LIMITED

Produce UK (Manchester) Limited made £504k revenue and a £25k loss in the year to 31 May 2024.

Produce UK (Manchester) Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £504k in the year to 31 May 2024, with a loss of £25k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Bolton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Status
Liquidation
Location
Bolton, North West
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2024

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£504k
Growth ▲2.3%
Profit
−£25k
Growth —
Profit margin
−5%
Gross 16.3%
Employees
3
Change ▼25%
Profit / employee
−£8.3k
Revenue/employee £168k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£623k£493k£504k
Cost of sales£546k£436k£422k
Gross profit£86.2k£57.1k£82.2k
Operating profit−£11.5k−£45.5k−£25k
Profit before tax−£11.5k−£45.5k−£25k
Profit after tax−£11.5k−£45.5k−£25k
Profit (best available)−£11.5k−£45.5k−£25k
Employees (average)443
Ratios
Profit margin−1.8%−9.2%−5%
Gross margin13.8%11.6%16.3%
Revenue per employee£156k£123k£168k
Profit per employee−£2.9k−£11.4k−£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼20.8%▲2.3%
Headcount growth—0%▼25%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£26k£311£1
Net assets−£20.8k−£66.3k−£97.8k
Fixed assets£26.3k£19.7k£14.8k
Current assets£121k£47.7k£34.4k
Debtors£90.2k£41k£28.7k
Deferred income£0£13.3k£15.2k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
16.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£168k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£8.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.7%
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
—
Now −£97.8k
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now £1
Headcount
▼25%
Now 3
Deferred income
▲14%
Now £15.2k
Fixed assets
▼25%
Now £14.8k

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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2024 (profit −£25k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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