j. pao & co. limited Company Information
Company Number
01858577
Next Accounts
Aug 2025
Shareholders
pao group ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Registered Address
unit 4, 10-24 standard road, london, NW10 6EU
Website
www.jpao.co.ukj. pao & co. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of J. PAO & CO. LIMITED at £6.3m based on a Turnover of £12.5m and 0.51x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
j. pao & co. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of J. PAO & CO. LIMITED at £9.6m based on an EBITDA of £2.1m and a 4.66x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
j. pao & co. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of J. PAO & CO. LIMITED at £10.4m based on Net Assets of £7.9m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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J. Pao & Co. Limited Overview
J. Pao & Co. Limited is a live company located in london, NW10 6EU with a Companies House number of 01858577. It operates in the growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers sector, SIC Code 01130. Founded in October 1984, it's largest shareholder is pao group ltd with a 100% stake. J. Pao & Co. Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £12.5m with high growth in recent years.
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J. Pao & Co. Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded J. Pao & Co. Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


6 Strong

2 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £12.5m, make it larger than the average company (£8m)
£12.5m - J. Pao & Co. Limited
£8m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 18%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.3%)
18% - J. Pao & Co. Limited
5.3% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 31.8%, this company has a lower cost of product (18%)
31.8% - J. Pao & Co. Limited
18% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 10.3% make it more profitable than the average company (1.9%)
10.3% - J. Pao & Co. Limited
1.9% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 52 employees, this is similar to the industry average (54)
52 - J. Pao & Co. Limited
54 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £51k, the company has a higher pay structure (£31.8k)
£51k - J. Pao & Co. Limited
£31.8k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £239.5k, this is more efficient (£129.1k)
£239.5k - J. Pao & Co. Limited
£129.1k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 47 days, this is later than average (25 days)
47 days - J. Pao & Co. Limited
25 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 154 days, this is slower than average (32 days)
154 days - J. Pao & Co. Limited
32 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 80 days, this is more than average (24 days)
80 days - J. Pao & Co. Limited
24 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 3 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (8 weeks)
3 weeks - J. Pao & Co. Limited
8 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 53.6%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (56.1%)
53.6% - J. Pao & Co. Limited
56.1% - Industry AVG
J. PAO & CO. LIMITED financials

J. Pao & Co. Limited's latest turnover from November 2023 is £12.5 million and the company has net assets of £7.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, J. Pao & Co. Limited has 52 employees and maintains cash reserves of £426.4 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2017 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2009 | |
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Turnover | 12,451,466 | 10,952,404 | 9,192,667 | 7,555,784 | 8,882,505 | 8,963,861 | 8,162,174 | 7,726,776 | 7,286,329 | 6,863,445 | |||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 8,487,634 | 7,996,913 | 6,293,654 | 5,649,434 | 5,930,721 | 6,611,988 | 6,280,393 | 5,869,849 | 4,616,801 | 4,689,952 | |||||
Gross Profit | 3,963,832 | 2,955,491 | 2,899,013 | 1,906,350 | 2,951,784 | 2,351,873 | 1,881,781 | 1,856,927 | 2,669,528 | 2,173,493 | |||||
Admin Expenses | 2,684,661 | 2,256,595 | 1,847,626 | 2,728,769 | 4,100,726 | 2,134,448 | 1,674,951 | 1,322,153 | 1,219,261 | 1,213,792 | |||||
Operating Profit | 1,279,171 | 698,896 | 1,051,387 | -822,419 | -1,148,942 | 217,425 | 206,830 | 534,774 | 1,450,267 | 959,701 | |||||
Interest Payable | 140,069 | 82,951 | 79,731 | 70,602 | 46,617 | 34,540 | 38,871 | 36,370 | 28,628 | 5,192 | |||||
Interest Receivable | 24,351 | 11,381 | 1,784 | 582 | 1,088 | 348 | 184 | 586 | 1,026 | 2,095 | |||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,163,453 | 627,326 | 973,440 | -892,439 | -1,194,471 | 183,233 | 168,143 | 378,910 | 1,091,445 | 821,731 | |||||
Tax | -302,208 | -13,376 | -284,129 | 267,279 | 50,642 | 9,979 | 33,206 | -87,971 | -121,446 | -176,608 | |||||
Profit After Tax | 861,245 | 613,950 | 689,311 | -625,160 | -1,143,829 | 193,212 | 201,349 | 290,939 | 969,999 | 645,123 | |||||
Dividends Paid | 100,000 | 97,655 | 97,672 | ||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 861,245 | 513,950 | 689,311 | -625,160 | -1,143,829 | 95,557 | 201,349 | 290,939 | 969,999 | 547,451 | |||||
Employee Costs | 2,650,557 | 2,365,788 | 1,895,180 | 2,138,846 | 1,992,284 | 2,081,332 | 1,821,933 | 1,578,089 | 1,497,763 | 1,395,880 | |||||
Number Of Employees | 52 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 49 | |||||
EBITDA* | 2,065,509 | 1,478,807 | 1,815,059 | -65,949 | -417,966 | 937,015 | 971,685 | 1,219,616 | 1,672,362 | 1,413,868 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2017 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 10,110,792 | 3,717,280 | 3,141,247 | 3,694,950 | 4,342,121 | 4,614,881 | 5,131,099 | 5,791,913 | 4,839,172 | 3,670,950 | 1,814,609 | 903,337 | 820,034 | 832,842 | 883,662 |
Intangible Assets | 1,338 | 1,240 | 779 | 1,705 | 3,558 | 4,392 | 5,246 | 5,246 | 4,901 | 4,349 | 6,400 | ||||
Investments & Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 285,238 | 285,238 | 285,238 | 285,238 | 285,238 | 404,793 | 404,793 | 504,792 | 504,793 | 504,793 | 504,793 | 439,130 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 131,300 | 1,514,272 | 1,333,921 | 1,251,921 | 1,311,379 | 1,062,109 | 1,062,109 |
Total Fixed Assets | 10,243,431 | 3,849,821 | 3,272,548 | 4,112,267 | 4,760,364 | 5,034,977 | 5,552,029 | 6,213,697 | 5,380,511 | 5,594,916 | 3,657,671 | 2,660,051 | 2,636,206 | 2,399,744 | 2,391,301 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,881,606 | 1,563,951 | 1,740,115 | 1,423,329 | 1,568,882 | 1,362,451 | 699,383 | 440,390 | 476,801 | 945,538 | 756,955 | 843,036 | 648,628 | 450,531 | 372,074 |
Trade Debtors | 1,603,729 | 1,518,345 | 1,152,064 | 943,775 | 1,270,142 | 2,469,353 | 1,541,931 | 1,430,790 | 1,420,238 | 1,427,041 | 2,211,332 | 1,732,574 | 1,642,684 | 1,544,163 | 1,630,080 |
Group Debtors | 2,527,147 | 2,627,405 | 2,642,503 | 2,860,623 | 2,674,271 | 3,506,009 | 2,901,016 | 2,164,702 | 2,598,217 | 636,634 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 442,662 | 2,394,160 | 290,091 | 319,223 | 325,145 | 181,893 | 537,998 | 261,555 | 121,656 | 512,599 | |||||
Cash | 426,358 | 2,462,842 | 3,769,506 | 2,317,486 | 397,751 | 338,093 | 526,634 | 424,185 | 408,975 | 278,424 | 1,065,764 | 1,579,097 | 930,875 | 978,599 | 577,607 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 6,881,502 | 10,566,703 | 9,594,279 | 7,864,436 | 6,236,191 | 7,857,799 | 6,206,962 | 4,721,622 | 5,025,887 | 3,800,236 | 4,034,051 | 4,154,707 | 3,222,187 | 2,973,293 | 2,579,761 |
total assets | 17,124,933 | 14,416,524 | 12,866,827 | 11,976,703 | 10,996,555 | 12,892,776 | 11,758,991 | 10,935,319 | 10,406,398 | 9,395,152 | 7,691,722 | 6,814,758 | 5,858,393 | 5,373,037 | 4,971,062 |
Bank overdraft | 275,524 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 524,840 | 508,049 | 490,909 | 257,576 | 132,000 | ||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 3,589,774 | 2,434,921 | 1,726,998 | 1,051,810 | 1,601,580 | 1,441,885 | 664,903 | 608,114 | 565,868 | 1,089,409 | 1,349,314 | 1,428,932 | 1,186,887 | 1,076,973 | 1,116,343 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 388,855 | 388,855 | 578,855 | 388,855 | 388,855 | 388,855 | 388,777 | 388,777 | 388,777 | 388,777 | 445 | ||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 268,583 | 30,114 | 41,568 | 38,442 | 41,321 | 247,034 | 347,301 | 557,101 | 459,538 | 244,934 | |||||
other current liabilities | 966,560 | 1,282,493 | 233,805 | 855,905 | 410,323 | 1,068,090 | 1,137,883 | 313,126 | 275,261 | 148,695 | |||||
total current liabilities | 5,738,612 | 4,644,432 | 3,072,135 | 2,592,588 | 2,574,079 | 3,145,864 | 2,814,388 | 1,867,118 | 1,689,444 | 1,871,815 | 1,349,314 | 1,428,932 | 1,186,887 | 1,076,973 | 1,116,788 |
loans | 1,134,481 | 1,663,884 | 2,178,282 | 2,685,214 | 857,174 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 983,651 | 3,472 | 39,000 | 24,886 | 30,182 | 74,750 | 259,664 | 512,342 | 599,147 | 437,841 | 51,238 | ||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 51,338 | 86,488 | 27,709 | ||||||||||||
provisions | 1,318,884 | 1,016,676 | 1,003,300 | 757,682 | 993,627 | 986,839 | 1,095,173 | 1,167,442 | 1,020,329 | 958,017 | 711,143 | 509,060 | 538,812 | 553,300 | 437,768 |
total long term liabilities | 3,437,016 | 2,684,032 | 3,220,582 | 3,467,782 | 1,880,983 | 2,061,589 | 1,354,837 | 1,679,784 | 1,619,476 | 1,395,858 | 762,381 | 560,398 | 625,300 | 553,300 | 465,477 |
total liabilities | 9,175,628 | 7,328,464 | 6,292,717 | 6,060,370 | 4,455,062 | 5,207,453 | 4,169,225 | 3,546,902 | 3,308,920 | 3,267,673 | 2,111,695 | 1,989,330 | 1,812,187 | 1,630,273 | 1,582,265 |
net assets | 7,949,305 | 7,088,060 | 6,574,110 | 5,916,333 | 6,541,493 | 7,685,323 | 7,589,766 | 7,388,417 | 7,097,478 | 6,127,479 | 5,580,027 | 4,825,428 | 4,046,206 | 3,742,764 | 3,388,797 |
total shareholders funds | 7,949,305 | 7,088,060 | 6,574,110 | 5,916,333 | 6,541,493 | 7,685,323 | 7,589,766 | 7,388,417 | 7,097,478 | 6,127,479 | 5,580,027 | 4,825,428 | 4,046,206 | 3,742,764 | 3,388,797 |
Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2017 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,279,171 | 698,896 | 1,051,387 | -822,419 | -1,148,942 | 217,425 | 206,830 | 534,774 | 1,450,267 | 959,701 | |||||
Depreciation | 784,473 | 779,608 | 762,527 | 755,226 | 728,877 | 719,590 | 764,855 | 684,842 | 222,095 | 454,167 | 310,435 | 203,265 | 201,568 | 179,660 | 206,315 |
Amortisation | 1,865 | 303 | 1,145 | 1,244 | 2,099 | 1,600 | |||||||||
Tax | -302,208 | -13,376 | -284,129 | 267,279 | 50,642 | 9,979 | 33,206 | -87,971 | -121,446 | -176,608 | |||||
Stock | 317,655 | -176,164 | 316,786 | -145,553 | 206,431 | 663,068 | 258,993 | -36,411 | -468,737 | 188,583 | -86,081 | 194,408 | 198,097 | 78,457 | 372,074 |
Debtors | -1,966,372 | 2,455,252 | -38,963 | -145,937 | -1,887,697 | 1,176,310 | 1,123,898 | -283,064 | 180,865 | 545,293 | 560,758 | 30,432 | 347,791 | -85,917 | 2,692,189 |
Creditors | 1,154,853 | 707,923 | 675,188 | -549,770 | 159,695 | 776,982 | 56,789 | 42,246 | -523,541 | -259,905 | -79,618 | 242,045 | 109,914 | -39,370 | 1,116,343 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -315,933 | 1,048,688 | -622,100 | 445,582 | -657,767 | -69,793 | 824,757 | 37,865 | 126,566 | 148,695 | |||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 302,208 | 13,376 | 245,618 | -235,945 | 6,788 | -108,334 | -72,269 | 147,113 | 62,312 | 246,874 | 202,083 | -29,752 | -14,488 | 115,532 | 437,768 |
Cash flow from operations | 4,553,146 | 956,330 | 1,551,813 | 152,687 | 822,658 | -293,529 | 431,277 | 1,678,344 | 1,504,125 | 639,048 | |||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -285,237 | -119,555 | -99,999 | -1 | 65,663 | 439,130 | |||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 16,791 | 17,140 | 233,333 | 125,576 | 132,000 | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -190,000 | 190,000 | 78 | 388,777 | -445 | 445 | |||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -529,403 | -514,398 | -506,932 | 1,828,040 | -142,826 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 1,218,648 | -46,982 | 17,240 | -8,175 | -250,281 | -285,181 | -462,478 | 10,758 | 375,910 | 631,537 | 51,238 | ||||
other long term liabilities | -51,338 | -35,150 | 86,488 | -27,709 | 27,709 | ||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -115,718 | -71,570 | -77,947 | -70,020 | -45,529 | -34,192 | -38,687 | -35,784 | -27,602 | -3,097 | |||||
cash flow from financing | 590,318 | -805,810 | -175,840 | 1,875,421 | -306,637 | 680,705 | -501,165 | -25,026 | 348,308 | 1,017,218 | |||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -2,036,484 | -1,306,664 | 1,452,020 | 1,919,735 | 59,658 | -188,541 | 102,449 | 15,210 | 130,551 | -787,340 | -513,333 | 648,222 | -47,724 | 400,992 | 577,607 |
overdraft | -275,524 | 275,524 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | -2,036,484 | -1,306,664 | 1,452,020 | 1,919,735 | 59,658 | 86,983 | -173,075 | 15,210 | 130,551 | -787,340 | -513,333 | 648,222 | -47,724 | 400,992 | 577,607 |
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J. Pao & Co. Limited Competitor Analysis

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j. pao & co. limited Ownership
J. PAO & CO. LIMITED group structure
J. Pao & Co. Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
j. pao & co. limited directors
J. Pao & Co. Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Pao (Dec 1991) and Mr Joseph Kong (Feb 2004).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Andrew Pao | United Kingdom | 60 years | Dec 1991 | - | Director |
Mr Joseph Kong | 69 years | Feb 2004 | - | Director | |
Mr Miles Lilley | United Kingdom | 60 years | Mar 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
November 2023turnover
12.5m
+14%
operating profit
1.3m
+83%
gross margin
31.9%
+17.97%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
November 2023net assets
7.9m
+0.12%
total assets
17.1m
+0.19%
cash
426.4k
-0.83%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
j. pao & co. limited company details
company number
01858577
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
01130 - Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
incorporation date
October 1984
age
41
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
November 2023
previous names
leachmill limited (December 1984)
accountant
-
auditor
MHA
address
unit 4, 10-24 standard road, london, NW10 6EU
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
j. pao & co. limited Charges & Mortgages
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j. pao & co. limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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