G.r.wright & Sons Limited
Registered name: G.R.WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED
G.r.wright & Sons Limited made £86.7m revenue and £8.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
G.r.wright & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £86.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £8.7m profit and 148 employees. The company is classified under “grain milling” and is based in Harlow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harlow, East of England
- Age
- 113 yrs · since 1913
- Type
- Private 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £90.2m | £86.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£70.5m | −£66.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £19.8m | £20.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £11m | £11m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £11m | £11.3m |
| Profit after tax | £364k | £8.7m | £7m | £8.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £364k | £8.7m | £7m | £8.7m |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 148 | 148 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 7.8% | 10% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 21.9% | 23.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £610k | £586k |
| Profit per employee | £91k | £2.2m | £47.4k | £58.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2279% | ▼19% | ▲23.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲3600% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.2m | £11.4m | £8.5m | — |
| Net assets | £54.8m | £63.2m | £69.3m | — |
| Fixed assets | £57.4m | £56.8m | £58.1m | — |
| Current assets | £25.6m | £30.3m | £27.8m | — |
| Debtors | £11.9m | £11.1m | £11.3m | — |
| Deferred income | £1.1m | £1.4m | £791k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £586k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £58.6k
- 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
- 0%
- Now 148
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wright’s Milling LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £8.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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