G.j.w.titmuss Limited
Registered name: G.J.W.TITMUSS LIMITED
Part of GJW Titmuss Holdings Limited groupG.j.w.titmuss Limited made £9.6m revenue and £340k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
G.j.w.titmuss Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £9.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £340k profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds” and is based in Wheathampstead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wheathampstead, East of England
- Age
- 68 yrs · since 1958
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.2m | £18.1m | £10.9m | £9.6m |
| Cost of sales | £13.5m | £14.8m | £9.3m | £7.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £3.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | £159k | £302k | £380k | £375k |
| Profit before tax | £180k | £358k | £457k | £453k |
| Profit after tax | £147k | £413k | £343k | £340k |
| Profit (best available) | £147k | £413k | £343k | £340k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.3m | £792k | £825k |
| Employees (average) | 42 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Gross margin | 16.2% | 18% | 14.2% | 17.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £385k | £452k | £435k | £383k |
| Profit per employee | £3.5k | £10.3k | £13.7k | £13.6k |
| Cash conversion | 18.9% | −675.1% | 324.3% | −88.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12% | ▼39.9% | ▼12% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲181.7% | ▼16.9% | ▼1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.8% | ▼37.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.8m | £3.9m | £2m | £2m |
| Net assets | £8.8m | £4.6m | £4.9m | £5.2m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £6.2m | £4.7m | £4.8m |
| Debtors | £478k | £542k | £620k | £477k |
| Cash from operations | £30.1k | −£2m | £1.2m | −£331k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £383k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −88.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £5.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 25
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £1.4m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- GJW Titmuss Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- G.j.w.titmuss 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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £340k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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