H.J. LEA OAKES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20K
+1,609.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£864K
+417.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £116,857,428 | — | — | £149,405,762 | £160,706,259 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £130,911 | — | — | £174,387 | £871,492 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £131,695 | — | — | £166,924 | £864,374 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £106,553 | — | — | -£96,357 | £660,443 | |
| Cash | — | — | £92,246 | — | — | £1,178 | £20,135 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,325,285 | — | — | £2,655,220 | £3,424,404 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,318,610 | — | — | £2,479,148 | £3,139,591 | |
| Equity | £1,998,322 | £2,212,057 | £2,318,610 | £2,426,401 | £2,575,505 | £2,479,148 | £3,139,591 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 101 | — | — | 121 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,687,435 | — | — | £5,411,027 | £5,603,080 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.1% | — | — | 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.1% | — | — | -0.1% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 5.6% | — | — | 6.6% | 25.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 166.98x | — | — | 23.37x | 122.43x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Harold Sharp Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The year saw more settled raw material prices. However other business overheads continued to experience inflationary pressure. Farmgate prices remain volatile and government policy, particularly on IHT has added more pressure and uncertainty to a large part of the customer base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | — | — |
| BOOTH, Marshall | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1987 | British |
| CORNISH, Sophie | Director | 2025-05-21 | Sep 1992 | British |
| GOODWIN, Anna | Director | 2021-09-01 | Apr 1992 | British |
| JACKSON, Andrew George Hebditch | Director | 2022-02-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| JAMIESON, Keith | Director | 2001-01-01 | Jan 1959 | British |
| LEA, Edward Philip | Director | 2013-02-27 | Nov 1983 | British |
| LEA, James John | Director | 2010-08-13 | Aug 1980 | British |
| LEA, John Edward | Director | — | Jan 1946 | British |
| MCCOMBE, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2023-06-26 | Sep 1966 | British |
| PRESTON, Arthur | Director | — | Jul 1940 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA, John Edward | Secretary | — | 1999-01-15 |
| ROWE, Andrew Peter Mclaren | Secretary | 2008-05-16 | 2021-12-01 |
| SHAW, Oliver Samuel | Secretary | 1999-01-15 | 2008-05-16 |
| FOX, David Horace | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| JEPSON, Michael John | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| JONES, Ronald | Director | — | 1998-03-12 |
| LEA, Philip | Director | — | 2000-06-24 |
| WARR, David | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2019-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Feed Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-05 | Active |
| Oakes Millers Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+7.6%
£149,405,762 £160,706,259
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+1,609.3%
£1,178 £20,135
-
Net assets
+26.6%
£2,479,148 £3,139,591
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+3.3%
121 125
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+399.7%
£174,387 £871,492
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+417.8%
£166,924 £864,374
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.5%
£5,411,027 £5,603,080
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers