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Company No. 00073151 · Incorporated 19 Mar 1902

John Wainwright & Co. Limited

Registered name: JOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO. LIMITED

John Wainwright & Co. Limited made £56.8m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

John Wainwright & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £56.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.6m profit and 149 employees. The company is classified under “quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate” and is based in Radstock; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Radstock, South West
Age
124 yrs · since 1902
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£56.8m
Growth ▲8.1%
Profit
£2.6m
Growth ▲100.6%
Profit margin
4.7%
Gross 27.3%
Employees
149
Change ▲25.2%
Profit / employee
£17.8k
Revenue/employee £381k
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 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£51.7m£52.6m£56.8m
Cost of sales£37.9m£39m£41.3m
Gross profit£13.9m£13.6m£15.5m
Operating profit£3m£1.7m£3.4m
Profit before tax£3m£2m£3.8m
Profit after tax£2.3m£1.3m£2.6m
Profit (best available)£2.3m£1.3m£2.6m
Staff costs£6.9m£8.1m£9.1m
Employees (average)120119149
Ratios
Profit margin4.5%2.5%4.7%
Gross margin26.8%25.8%27.3%
Revenue per employee£431k£442k£381k
Profit per employee£19.2k£11.1k£17.8k
Cash conversion—151.6%148.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.7%▲8.1%
Profit growth—▼42.6%▲100.6%
Headcount growth—▼0.8%▲25.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£8.7m£7.4m£8.2m
Net assets£27.9m£28.3m£29.9m
Fixed assets£22.6m£23.8m£25.8m
Current assets£20.3m£19.1m£20.8m
Debtors£7.1m£6.9m£7.7m
Deferred income£2.1m£1.9m£2m
Cash from operations—£2.6m£5.1m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£381k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£17.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
148.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
45.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.6%
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
▲6%
Now £29.9m
Cash at bank
▲10%
Now £8.2m
Headcount
▲25%
Now 149
Deferred income
▲9%
Now £2m
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £25.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

Minority corporate shareholders

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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