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Company No. 12155847 · Incorporated 14 Aug 2019

P.J. Lee & Sons Limited

Registered name: P.J. LEE & SONS LIMITED

P.J. Lee & Sons Limited made £15.1m revenue and a £549k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

P.J. Lee & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £15.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £549k and 43 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Ely; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01500Mixed farming
Status
Active
Location
Ely, East of England
Age
7 yrs · since 2019
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£15.1m
Growth ▼9.2%
Profit
−£549k
Growth ▼130.9%
Profit margin
−3.6%
Gross 60.1%
Employees
43
Change ▲2.4%
Profit / employee
−£12.8k
Revenue/employee £351k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.9m£16.5m£16.6m£15.1m
Cost of sales£2.6m£8.8m£6.2m£6m
Gross profit£8.2m£7.8m£10.4m£9.1m
Operating profit−£82.7k−£335k£2.8m−£283k
Profit before tax−£608k£2.9m£1.6m−£507k
Profit after tax−£703k£3.2m£1.8m−£549k
Profit (best available)−£703k£3.2m£1.8m−£549k
Staff costs£1.5m£1.6m£1.6m£1.8m
Employees (average)40394243
Ratios
Profit margin−6.5%19.3%10.7%−3.6%
Gross margin75.9%46.9%62.5%60.1%
Revenue per employee£271k£424k£396k£351k
Profit per employee−£17.6k£82k£42.3k−£12.8k
Cash conversion——−36.9%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲52.4%▲0.5%▼9.2%
Profit growth——▼44.5%▼130.9%
Headcount growth—▼2.5%▲7.7%▲2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.4k£2.2k£2.1k£1.9k
Net assets£12.5m£15.7m£18.4m£17.6m
Fixed assets£32.2m£33.3m£34.2m£36.9m
Current assets£13.1m£10.4m£11.6m£11.5m
Debtors£1.5m£3.6m£3.7m£1.5m
Deferred income£220k£214k£271k£298k
Cash from operations−£2m−£3.4m−£1m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
60.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£351k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£12.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
244.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.1%
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
▼4%
Now £17.6m
Cash at bank
▼8%
Now £1.9k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 43
Deferred income
▲10%
Now £298k
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £36.9m

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£549k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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