Sam Turner and Sons Limited
Registered name: SAM TURNER AND SONS LIMITED
Sam Turner and Sons Limited made £36.6m revenue and £499k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Sam Turner and Sons Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £36.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £499k profit and 176 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies” and is based in North Yorkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Yorkshire, North East
- Age
- 80 yrs · since 1945
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £34.6m | £36.8m | £33.5m | £36.6m |
| Cost of sales | £26.3m | £28.1m | £25m | £27.2m |
| Gross profit | £8.2m | £8.7m | £8.5m | £9.4m |
| Operating profit | £435k | −£106k | £546k | £702k |
| Profit before tax | £416k | −£142k | £480k | £644k |
| Profit after tax | £279k | −£130k | £342k | £499k |
| Profit (best available) | £279k | −£130k | £342k | £499k |
| Staff costs | £4.3m | £4.6m | £4.8m | £5m |
| Employees (average) | 172 | 177 | 172 | 176 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.8% | −0.4% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 23.5% | 25.5% | 25.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £201k | £208k | £195k | £208k |
| Profit per employee | £1.6k | −£733 | £2k | £2.8k |
| Cash conversion | 72.6% | — | −78.6% | 127.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▼8.9% | ▲9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼146.5% | — | ▲46.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.9% | ▼2.8% | ▲2.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £193k | £273k | £186k | £178k |
| Net assets | £9.9m | £9.6m | £9.8m | £10.2m |
| Fixed assets | £6.5m | £6.5m | £6.4m | £5m |
| Current assets | £9.4m | £8.9m | £8.1m | £10.8m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Cash from operations | £316k | £47.7k | −£429k | £898k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £208k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 127.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.3%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £10.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £178k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 176
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £499k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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