John Hogarth Limited
Registered name: JOHN HOGARTH LIMITED
John Hogarth Limited made £13.2m revenue and £307k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
John Hogarth Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £13.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £307k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “grain milling” and is based in Kelso; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kelso, Scotland
- Age
- 91 yrs · since 1935
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.8m | £13.6m | £14m | £13.2m |
| Cost of sales | £10.2m | £11.8m | £12.3m | £11.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £750k | £791k | £709k | £342k |
| Profit before tax | £750k | £799k | £782k | £420k |
| Profit after tax | £624k | £493k | £571k | £307k |
| Profit (best available) | £624k | £493k | £571k | £307k |
| Staff costs | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% | 10.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £346k | £425k | £424k | £400k |
| Profit per employee | £18.4k | £15.4k | £17.3k | £9.3k |
| Cash conversion | −125.5% | −70% | −122.4% | −224.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.8% | ▲2.9% | ▼5.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼21% | ▲15.9% | ▼46.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.9% | ▲3.1% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.4m | £2.6m | £3m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £6.9m | £7.2m | £7.6m | £7.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.7m | £3.6m | £3.4m | £3.2m |
| Current assets | £5.2m | £5.7m | £6.2m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.4m |
| Cash from operations | −£941k | −£554k | −£868k | −£766k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £400k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −224.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 24.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £7.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £3.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £307k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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