How much does George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited make?

George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited reported revenue of £8.8m and £246k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited have?

George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited reported an average of 66 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited profitable?

Yes — George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited reported a profit of £246k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00325017 · Incorporated 5 Mar 1937

George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited

Registered name: GEORGE WOOD & SONS (ENFIELD) LIMITED

Part of Gerda Security Holdings Limited group

George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited made £8.8m revenue and £246k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limited’s revenue was £8.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £246k profit and 66 employees. The company is classified under “sawmilling and planing of wood” and is based in Bury ST. Edmunds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16100Sawmilling and planing of wood

Status: Active
Location: Bury ST. Edmunds, East of England
Age: 89 yrs · since 1937
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 ultimate parent undertaking is Gerda Security Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, which holds 100% of the parent company's issued share capital. Copies of the consolidat”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£8.8m

Growth ▲0.2%

Profit

£246k

Growth ▼25.3%

Profit margin

2.8%

Gross 61.3%

Employees

Change ▲1.5%

Profit / employee

£3.7k

Revenue/employee £134k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£8.1m	£8.8m	£8.8m
Cost of sales	—	£3.2m	£3.2m	£3.4m
Gross profit	—	£4.9m	£5.6m	£5.4m
Operating profit	—	£901k	£519k	£439k
Profit before tax	—	£874k	£434k	£329k
Profit after tax	—	£666k	£329k	£246k
Profit (best available)	—	£666k	£329k	£246k
Staff costs	—	£2.7m	£2.9m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	66	68	65	66
Ratios
Profit margin	—	8.3%	3.7%	2.8%
Gross margin	—	60.9%	63.3%	61.3%
Revenue per employee	—	£119k	£136k	£134k
Profit per employee	—	£9.8k	£5.1k	£3.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲9.3%	▲0.2%
Profit growth	—	—	▼50.6%	▼25.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲3%	▼4.4%	▲1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£358k	£173k	£148k	£138k
Net assets	£2.3m	£3m	£3.3m	£3.5m
Fixed assets	£438k	£336k	£4.8k	£591k
Current assets	£4.3m	£5m	£4.8m	£5.5m
Debtors	£653k	£538k	£549k	£948k
Deferred income	—	£393k	£257k	£233k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 61.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £134k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.7%; 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: ▲7%; Now £3.5m
Cash at bank: ▼7%; Now £138k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 66
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £233k
Fixed assets: ▲12335%; Now £591k

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

Gerda Security Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
George Wood & Sons Holdings Limited75–100%
George Wood & Sons (Enfield) Limitedthis company

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

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £246k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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