Ernest Hammond (Spitalfields) Ltd
Registered name: ERNEST HAMMOND (SPITALFIELDS) LTD
Part of Holdings4u Ltd groupErnest Hammond (Spitalfields) Ltd made £1.8m revenue and a £141k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Ernest Hammond (Spitalfields) Ltd’s revenue grew 134% to £1.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £141k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Southall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southall, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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: “Holdings4U Ltd”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £759k | £1.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £673k | £1.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £86.6k | £154k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £671 | −£125k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £671 | −£141k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £671 | −£141k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.1% | −7.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 11.4% | 8.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £190k | £445k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £168 | −£35.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲134.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼21078% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲300% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £90.3k | £39.8k | £19.3k | £28.6k |
| Net assets | £14.1k | £10.7k | £11.3k | −£129k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £216k | £119k |
| Current assets | £330k | £50k | £176k | £155k |
| Debtors | £186k | £7.5k | £84k | £42.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £445k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£35.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- 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
- ▼1240%
- Now −£129k
- Cash at bank
- ▲49%
- Now £28.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼45%
- Now £119k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Holdings4u Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Ernest Hammond (Spitalfields) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Fresh4u Produce LtdRev. £23m · Profit £458k
- Premier Exotics LimitedRev. £4.9m · Profit £130k
- Liban Fresh LtdRev. £1.7m · Profit £39.3k
- Bees Foodservice LtdRev. £896k · Profit −£4.3k
- Fresh4u LtdRev. £48.4k · Profit £33.6k
- Retail4u LtdRev. £0 · Profit −£7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£141k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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