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Company No. 00293103 · Incorporated 15 Oct 1934

W.a. Truelove & Son Limited

Registered name: W.A. TRUELOVE & SON LIMITED

W.a. Truelove & Son Limited made £6.4m revenue and £359k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

W.a. Truelove & Son Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £6.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £359k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “funeral and related activities” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96030Funeral and related activities
Status
Active
Location
Surrey, London
Age
92 yrs · since 1934
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£6.4m
Growth ▼6.5%
Profit
£359k
Growth ▼20.9%
Profit margin
5.6%
Gross 29.8%
Employees
74
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£4.8k
Revenue/employee £86.6k
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£6m£6.9m£6.9m£6.4m
Cost of sales£4.1m£4.6m£4.5m£4.5m
Gross profit£1.9m£2.3m£2.3m£1.9m
Operating profit£591k£898k£590k£475k
Profit before tax£502k£825k£555k£438k
Profit after tax£195k£644k£454k£359k
Profit (best available)£195k£644k£454k£359k
Staff costs£2.7m£2.8m£2.8m£2.9m
Employees (average)73747474
Ratios
Profit margin3.2%9.4%6.6%5.6%
Gross margin31.8%33.2%34.1%29.8%
Revenue per employee£82.8k£92.9k£92.6k£86.6k
Profit per employee£2.7k£8.7k£6.1k£4.8k
Cash conversion−53.6%−84.8%−92%−108.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.8%▼0.3%▼6.5%
Profit growth—▲230%▼29.6%▼20.9%
Headcount growth—▲1.4%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£195k£307k£1.1m£782k
Net assets£6.6m£7.9m£7.8m£7.9m
Fixed assets£9.3m£9.4m£9.3m£9.9m
Current assets£2m£2.1m£2m£1.5m
Debtors£452k£424k£452k£459k
Cash from operations−£317k−£761k−£543k−£515k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
29.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£86.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−108.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
154.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.2%
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
▲1%
Now £7.9m
Cash at bank
▼32%
Now £782k
Headcount
0%
Now 74
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲7%
Now £9.9m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £359k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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