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Company No. 15423311 · Incorporated 18 Jan 2024

The Fruit Co Ltd

Registered name: THE FRUIT CO LTD

The Fruit Co Ltd made £8.5m revenue and £143k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

The Fruit Co Ltd’s revenue was £8.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £143k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Hatfield.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Hatfield, East of England
Age
2 yrs · since 2024
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamYoung and profitable
Revenue
£8.5m
Growth —
Profit
£143k
Growth —
Profit margin
1.7%
Gross 5.3%
Employees
5
Change —
Profit / employee
£28.6k
Revenue/employee £1.7m
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.5m
Cost of sales£8.1m
Gross profit£451k
Operating profit£190k
Profit before tax£190k
Profit after tax£143k
Profit (best available)£143k
Employees (average)5
Ratios
Profit margin1.7%
Gross margin5.3%
Revenue per employee£1.7m
Profit per employee£28.6k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£348k
Net assets£190k
Current assets£1.2m
Debtors£543k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
5.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.7m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£28.6k
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
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.4%
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 £190k
Cash at bank
—
Now £348k
Headcount
—
Now 5
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £143k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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