H.J. Lea Oakes Limited
Active00218912Wholesale & retailIncorporated 13 Jan 1927 · Nantwich
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of agricultural merchanting and distribution.
Revenue
£160.7m
▲ +7.6% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£660k
Margin 0.5%
Employees
125
▲ +3.3% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£3.1m
Total assets £22.9m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Aug 2019Not available
Aug 2020
£108.3m
Aug 2021
£116.9m▲ +7.9%
Aug 2022
£140.9m▲ +20.6%
Aug 2023
£169.6m▲ +20.3%
Aug 2024
£149.4m▼ -11.9%
Aug 2025
£160.7m▲ +7.6%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £160.7m | ▲ +7.6% | £864k | 125 | £3.1m |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £149.4m | ▼ -11.9% | £167k | 121 | £2.5m |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £169.6m | ▲ +20.3% | £217k | 118 | £2.6m |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £140.9m | ▲ +20.6% | £90k | 114 | £2.4m |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £116.9m | ▲ +7.9% | £132k | 101 | £2.3m |
| 31 Aug 2020 | £108.3m | — | £259k | 102 | £2.2m |
| 31 Aug 2019 | — | — | — | — | £2.0m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Aug 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £160.7m
- Gross profit
- £17.1m
- Operating profit
- £871k
- Profit before tax
- £864k
- Profit after tax
- £660k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £22.9m
- Cash
- £20k
- Total liabilities
- £19.7m
- Net assets
- £3.1m
- Revenue per employee
- £1.3m
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