How much does W.& H.s.emery Company Limited make?

W.& H.s.emery Company Limited reported revenue of £17.4m and £75.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does W.& H.s.emery Company Limited have?

W.& H.s.emery Company Limited reported an average of 56 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is W.& H.s.emery Company Limited profitable?

Yes — W.& H.s.emery Company Limited reported a profit of £75.5k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00194760 · Incorporated 29 Dec 1923

W.& H.s.emery Company Limited

Registered name: W.& H.S.EMERY COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Joseph Parr Group Limited group

W.& H.s.emery Company Limited made £17.4m revenue and £75.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

W.& H.s.emery Company Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £17.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £75.5k profit and 56 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

Status: Active
Location: Liverpool, North West
Age: 102 yrs · since 1923
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The parent company is Joseph Parr Group Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales and registered office is Parr Building Centre, Dunnings Bridge Road, Bootle”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£17.4m

Growth ▲5.9%

Profit

£75.5k

Growth ▲41.9%

Profit margin

0.4%

Gross 27.3%

Employees

Change ▲1.8%

Profit / employee

£1.3k

Revenue/employee £311k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.7m	£16.1m	£16.4m	£17.4m
Cost of sales	£12.8m	£11.6m	£12.1m	£12.7m
Gross profit	£4.9m	£4.5m	£4.3m	£4.8m
Operating profit	—	—	—	£67.4k
Profit before tax	£326k	£78.1k	£71.2k	£67.6k
Profit after tax	£265k	£61.6k	£53.2k	£75.5k
Profit (best available)	£265k	£61.6k	£53.2k	£75.5k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	64	60	55	56
Ratios
Profit margin	1.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Gross margin	27.5%	27.7%	26.2%	27.3%
Revenue per employee	£276k	£268k	£299k	£311k
Profit per employee	£4.1k	£1k	£967	£1.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼8.9%	▲2.1%	▲5.9%
Profit growth	—	▼76.7%	▼13.6%	▲41.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.3%	▼8.3%	▲1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£989k	£356k	£110k	£163k
Net assets	£4.1m	£4.2m	£4.2m	£4.3m
Fixed assets	£316k	£458k	£543k	£554k
Current assets	£5.7m	£5.3m	£5.4m	£5.5m
Debtors	£1.9m	£1.5m	£1.9m	£2m
Deferred income	£175k	£140k	£142k	£163k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £311k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.3%; 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: ▲2%; Now £4.3m
Cash at bank: ▲48%; Now £163k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 56
Deferred income: ▲15%; Now £163k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £554k

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

Ownership chain

Joseph Parr Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
W.& H.s.emery Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (9)

Joseph Parr (Middlesbrough) LimitedRev. £30.2m · Profit £413k
Joseph Parr (Alco) LimitedRev. £22.8m · Profit £353k
Joseph Parr LimitedRev. £10.5m · Profit −£974k
Builders Supply Company Limited (The)Rev. £6.9m · Profit −£1.1m
Parr Rochdale LimitedRev. £3.7m · Profit −£197k
Joseph Parr (Northants) LimitedRev. £3.6m · Profit −£705k
Abbey Architectural Ironmongery Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Arlington Property Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Joseph Parr (Tyne & Wear) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £75.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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