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Company No. 00031942 · Incorporated 9 Jul 1890

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
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£14.8m
Growth ▲0.4%
Profit
£204k
Growth ▼77%
Profit margin
1.4%
Gross 44.4%
Employees
121
Change ▼6.2%
Profit / employee
£1.7k
Revenue/employee £123k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureProfit & lossProfit & lossProfit & 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)136129121
Ratios
Profit margin5%6%1.4%
Gross margin46.6%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———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
Indirect — not revenue

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 —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (8)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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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