
Company Number
00531491
Next Accounts
Jan 2026
Shareholders
a e lenton (holdings) ltd
heather burnett
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Industry
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered Address
hagnaby priory, hagnaby, spilsby, lincolnshire, PE23 4BP
Website
www.aelenton.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of A. E. LENTON (ESTATES) LIMITED at £1m based on a Turnover of £2.1m and 0.48x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of A. E. LENTON (ESTATES) LIMITED at £2m based on an EBITDA of £643.1k and a 3.18x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of A. E. LENTON (ESTATES) LIMITED at £3.7m based on Net Assets of £2.6m and 1.41x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited is a live company located in spilsby, PE23 4BP with a Companies House number of 00531491. It operates in the growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds sector, SIC Code 01110. Founded in April 1954, it's largest shareholder is a e lenton (holdings) ltd with a 88.4% stake. A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2.1m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded A. E. Lenton (Estates) Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
2 Strong
3 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £2.1m, make it smaller than the average company (£7.3m)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
£7.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -5%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.1%)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
7.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 29.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (29.7%)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
29.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 22.8% make it more profitable than the average company (7.7%)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
7.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 11 employees, this is below the industry average (47)
11 - A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
47 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £37.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£37.1k)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
£37.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £189.4k, this is equally as efficient (£169.5k)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
£169.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 11 days, this is earlier than average (41 days)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
41 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 359 days, this is more than average (93 days)
- A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
93 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
0 weeks - A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 56.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (46.7%)
56.1% - A. E. Lenton (estates) Limited
46.7% - Industry AVG
A. E. Lenton (Estates) Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is estimated at £2.1 million and the company has net assets of £2.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, A. E. Lenton (Estates) Limited has 11 employees and maintains cash reserves of £23.1 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 4,259,032 | 4,339,765 | 4,494,227 | 4,541,431 | 4,554,427 | 4,418,251 | 3,941,709 | 3,884,105 | 3,942,056 | 4,006,353 | 3,882,387 | 3,553,116 | 3,243,718 | 3,088,324 | 2,980,036 |
Intangible Assets | 25,649 | 63,861 | 102,074 | 140,287 | |||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 197,000 | 47,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 |
Total Fixed Assets | 4,306,032 | 4,386,765 | 4,541,227 | 4,588,431 | 4,601,427 | 4,490,900 | 4,052,570 | 4,033,179 | 4,129,343 | 4,053,353 | 3,929,387 | 3,750,116 | 3,290,718 | 3,119,324 | 3,011,036 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,443,697 | 1,335,393 | 1,324,938 | 1,182,890 | 1,384,561 | 1,223,127 | 1,127,082 | 1,107,031 | 1,193,612 | 1,217,349 | 1,405,546 | 911,915 | 809,842 | 730,454 | 573,049 |
Trade Debtors | 63,246 | 63,508 | 109,775 | 214,942 | 89,647 | 157,060 | 266,588 | 196,281 | 151,908 | 297,073 | 618,833 | 243,864 | 204,707 | 373,462 | 396,799 |
Group Debtors | 476,932 | 51,345 | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 90,907 | 99,873 | 125,339 | 199,313 | 127,863 | 104,400 | 101,536 | 61,694 | 84,121 | ||||||
Cash | 23,057 | 10,121 | 24,178 | 14,295 | 13,919 | 36,107 | 3,910 | 20,877 | 9,047 | 2,631 | 44,737 | 6,371 | 190,164 | 178,905 | 103,167 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 1,620,907 | 1,508,895 | 1,584,230 | 1,611,440 | 1,615,990 | 1,520,694 | 1,499,116 | 1,862,815 | 1,490,033 | 1,517,053 | 2,069,116 | 1,162,150 | 1,204,713 | 1,282,821 | 1,073,015 |
total assets | 5,926,939 | 5,895,660 | 6,125,457 | 6,199,871 | 6,217,417 | 6,011,594 | 5,551,686 | 5,895,994 | 5,619,376 | 5,570,406 | 5,998,503 | 4,912,266 | 4,495,431 | 4,402,145 | 4,084,051 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 3,859,735 | 4,190,865 | 3,236,198 | 3,239,375 | 3,248,020 | 3,025,818 | |||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 2,816,041 | 3,066,320 | 3,928,428 | 4,043,253 | 4,074,620 | 61,400 | 3,470,245 | 3,625,022 | 3,396,437 | ||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 25,566 | 51,566 | 118,879 | 93,312 | 92,025 | 3,668,178 | 64,500 | 60,167 | 94,167 | ||||||
other current liabilities | 328,781 | 343,354 | 138,663 | 206,131 | 227,737 | 284,083 | 202,317 | 287,770 | 234,720 | ||||||
total current liabilities | 3,170,388 | 3,461,240 | 4,185,970 | 4,342,696 | 4,394,382 | 4,013,661 | 3,737,062 | 3,972,959 | 3,725,324 | 3,859,735 | 4,190,865 | 3,236,198 | 3,239,375 | 3,248,020 | 3,025,818 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 25,566 | 51,133 | 102,698 | 119,313 | 88,250 | 21,363 | 60,166 | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 25,649 | 63,862 | 102,075 | 96,320 | 102,417 | 82,500 | 28,350 | 31,667 | |||||||
provisions | 128,113 | 137,306 | 145,081 | 79,114 | 69,947 | 11,781 | 36,518 | 47,971 | 76,324 | 64,342 | 84,277 | 39,647 | 29,262 | 49,807 | 25,492 |
total long term liabilities | 153,679 | 188,439 | 247,779 | 198,427 | 158,197 | 33,144 | 62,167 | 111,833 | 238,565 | 160,662 | 186,694 | 122,147 | 29,262 | 78,157 | 57,159 |
total liabilities | 3,324,067 | 3,649,679 | 4,433,749 | 4,541,123 | 4,552,579 | 4,046,805 | 3,799,229 | 4,084,792 | 3,963,889 | 4,020,397 | 4,377,559 | 3,358,345 | 3,268,637 | 3,326,177 | 3,082,977 |
net assets | 2,602,872 | 2,245,981 | 1,691,708 | 1,658,748 | 1,664,838 | 1,964,789 | 1,752,457 | 1,811,202 | 1,655,487 | 1,550,009 | 1,620,944 | 1,553,921 | 1,226,794 | 1,075,968 | 1,001,074 |
total shareholders funds | 2,602,872 | 2,245,981 | 1,691,708 | 1,658,748 | 1,664,838 | 1,964,789 | 1,752,457 | 1,811,202 | 1,655,487 | 1,550,009 | 1,620,944 | 1,553,921 | 1,226,794 | 1,075,968 | 1,001,074 |
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 168,113 | 193,875 | 241,185 | 253,322 | 254,500 | 225,694 | 221,121 | 226,148 | 246,454 | 287,022 | 265,620 | 253,205 | 200,927 | 223,622 | 181,973 |
Amortisation | 25,649 | 38,212 | 38,213 | 38,213 | |||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | 108,304 | 10,455 | 142,048 | -201,671 | 161,434 | 96,045 | 20,051 | -86,581 | -23,737 | -188,197 | 493,631 | 102,073 | 79,388 | 157,405 | 573,049 |
Debtors | -9,228 | -71,733 | -179,141 | 196,745 | -43,950 | -106,664 | -366,783 | 447,533 | -9,699 | -321,760 | 224,969 | 189,157 | -152,755 | -23,337 | 427,799 |
Creditors | -3,859,735 | -331,130 | 954,667 | -3,177 | -8,645 | 222,202 | 3,025,818 | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | -14,573 | 204,691 | -67,468 | -21,606 | -56,346 | 81,766 | -85,453 | 53,050 | 234,720 | ||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -9,193 | -7,775 | 65,967 | 9,167 | 58,166 | -24,737 | -11,453 | -28,353 | 11,982 | -19,935 | 44,630 | 10,385 | -20,545 | 24,315 | 25,492 |
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Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -250,279 | -862,108 | -114,825 | -31,367 | 4,013,220 | -3,408,845 | -154,777 | 228,585 | 3,396,437 | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -51,567 | -118,878 | 8,952 | 32,350 | -3,509,266 | 3,625,041 | 4,333 | -94,166 | 154,333 | ||||||
other long term liabilities | -25,649 | -38,213 | -38,213 | 5,755 | -6,097 | 19,917 | 82,500 | -28,350 | -3,317 | 31,667 | |||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | |||||||||||||||
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cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 12,936 | -14,057 | 9,883 | 376 | -22,188 | 32,197 | -16,967 | 11,830 | 6,416 | -42,106 | 38,366 | -183,793 | 11,259 | 75,738 | 103,167 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 12,936 | -14,057 | 9,883 | 376 | -22,188 | 32,197 | -16,967 | 11,830 | 6,416 | -42,106 | 38,366 | -183,793 | 11,259 | 75,738 | 103,167 |
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A. E. LENTON (ESTATES) LIMITED group structure
A. E. Lenton (Estates) Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
A. E. LENTON (ESTATES) LIMITED
00531491
A. E. Lenton (Estates) Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Graham Shooter (Oct 1991) and Mr Oliver Shooter (Nov 2004).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Graham Shooter | 77 years | Oct 1991 | - | Director | |
Mr Oliver Shooter | England | 44 years | Nov 2004 | - | Director |
P&L
April 2024turnover
2.1m
+2%
operating profit
475k
0%
gross margin
29.7%
-1.75%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
April 2024net assets
2.6m
+0.16%
total assets
5.9m
+0.01%
cash
23.1k
+1.28%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00531491
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
01110 - Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
incorporation date
April 1954
age
71
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
April 2024
previous names
scupholm & son limited (December 1979)
accountant
DUNCAN & TOPLIS LIMITED
auditor
-
address
hagnaby priory, hagnaby, spilsby, lincolnshire, PE23 4BP
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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