J W Wheatley Ltd
Registered name: J W WHEATLEY LTD
J W Wheatley Ltd made £107k revenue and £31.3k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
J W Wheatley Ltd’s revenue grew 62% to £107k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £31.3k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “motion picture production activities” and is based in Hoddesdon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hoddesdon, East of England
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £92.3k | £66.1k | £107k |
| Cost of sales | — | £20.4k | £1.4k | £12.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £71.9k | £64.8k | £94.7k |
| Operating profit | — | £22.6k | £20.2k | £40.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | £22.6k | £20k | £38.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | £17.5k | £16k | £31.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £17.5k | £16k | £31.3k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 18.9% | 24.3% | 29.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 77.9% | 98% | 88.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £46.2k | £33.1k | £53.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | £8.7k | £8k | £15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼28.4% | ▲62% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼8.2% | ▲95% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.8k | £2.7k | £4.9k | £7.8k |
| Net assets | £5.3k | −£9.7k | £513 | £310 |
| Current assets | £29.9k | £7.2k | £18.4k | £20.4k |
| Debtors | £9.4k | £0 | £9k | £3.4k |
| Deferred income | — | £1.5k | £1.5k | £1.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 29.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 88.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▼40%
- Now £310
- Cash at bank
- ▲59%
- Now £7.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £1.5k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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 Jul 2025 (profit £31.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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