LEA VALLEY MEAT LIMITED
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Executive summary
Lea Valley Meat Limited is a well-managed regional meat wholesaler that has delivered impressive growth, with net assets nearly tripling over the past decade to £376k. The company maintains above-average liquidity for the sector (current ratio 1.77x) and is actively deleveraging, with long-term liabilities reduced by 30% in FY2025. However, its sub-£1M asset base means it lacks the purchasing power and operational scale of national competitors, and its thin cash reserves (£46k) and high trade debtor concentration (44% of total assets) present vulnerability to customer default or working capital disruption. The business occupies a defensible regional niche in the North London foodservice supply chain, but sustained growth will require careful navigation of sector-wide margin compression and potential customer concentration risk.
Shareholders' funds
£375,737
Balance sheet as at 2025-07-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-06-15
- Employees
- 30 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Miller House, Lea Road, Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire, England, EN9 1AE
- Postcode
- EN9 1AE
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-06
- Next due by
- 2027-08-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46320 Wholesale of meat and meat products
Officers 2 current · 1 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LEE VALLEY MEAT LIMITED | 2010-07-28 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 291-293 GREEN LANES, PALMERS GREEN, LONDON, N13 4XS | 2011-07-08 |
| UNIT E 42-44, GREYSWOOD AVENUE, STONEHILL PARK,, BUSINESS HARBET ROAD, LONDON, N18 3QS, ENGLAND | 2010-07-20 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 44 similar companies in EN
3rd largest employer among its local peers (30 staff).
Trading since 2010.
No.8 of the largest wholesale of meat and meat products companies in Enfield →
Competitors Enfield
This company ranks 8 among wholesale of meat and meat products in Enfield.
The class of 2010
16%
of the 255 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 82% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.