Samuel Heath and Sons Public Limited Company
Registered name: SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Samuel Heath and Sons Public Limited Company made £14.8m revenue and £204k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Samuel Heath and Sons Public Limited Company’s revenue was £14.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £204k profit and 121 employees. The company is classified under “forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 136 yrs · since 1890
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.2m | £14.8m | £14.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£8.1m | −£7.9m | −£8.2m |
| Gross profit | £7.1m | £6.8m | £6.6m |
| Operating profit | £832k | £1m | £285k |
| Profit before tax | £884k | £1.2m | £375k |
| Profit after tax | £768k | £888k | £204k |
| Profit (best available) | £768k | £888k | £204k |
| Employees (average) | 136 | 129 | 121 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5% | 6% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | 46.6% | 46.3% | 44.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £112k | £114k | £123k |
| Profit per employee | £5.6k | £6.9k | £1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.1% | ▲0.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲15.6% | ▼77% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.1% | ▼6.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £123k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 121
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (8)
- D P 1999 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Holt, Siron & Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oakley Bedsteads LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Perkins & Powell LimitedFigures not disclosed
- R.m.manufacturing & Engineering Co.,limitedFigures not disclosed
- Regency Bathroom Accessories LimitedFigures not disclosed
- W. Adams & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Walker Fender Company,limited(The)Figures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Similar profitable businesses
- Marrill LimitedCoventry · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £15.5m
- Profit
- £108k
- Staff
- 114
- Cramlington Precision Forge LimitedHarrow · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £12.7m
- Profit
- £830k
- Staff
- 90
- Marrill (Powys) LimitedCoventry · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £12.6m
- Profit
- £676k
- Staff
- 101
- Thos. C. Wild LimitedSheffield · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £11.3m
- Profit
- £725k
- Staff
- 46
- Industrial and Tractor LimitedWorcs · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £10.6m
- Profit
- £128k
- Staff
- 136
- Kelcamp Steel Fencing LimitedStoke on Trent · Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
- Revenue
- £10.4m
- Profit
- £269k
- Staff
- 33
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £204k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026