A. Hammond & Sons Limited
Registered name: A. HAMMOND & SONS LIMITED
A. Hammond & Sons Limited made £19m revenue and £571k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
A. Hammond & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 27% to £19m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £571k profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Sturminster Newton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sturminster Newton, South West
- Age
- 67 yrs · since 1959
- 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 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.1m | £14.4m | £15m | £19m |
| Cost of sales | £10.6m | £12.4m | £12.8m | £16.4m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £210k | £467k | £550k | £762k |
| Profit after tax | £158k | £360k | £412k | £571k |
| Profit (best available) | £158k | £360k | £412k | £571k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 12.4% | 14% | 14.2% | 14.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £327k | £378k | £383k | £453k |
| Profit per employee | £4.3k | £9.5k | £10.6k | £13.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.9% | ▲4.1% | ▲27.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲128.9% | ▲14.4% | ▲38.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.7% | ▲2.6% | ▲7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £3m | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £6.1m | £6.4m | £6.8m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £3.1m | £3.2m |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.8m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.3m | £913k | £1.4m |
| Cash from operations | −£183k | £745k | £1.1m | £823k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £453k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.6%
- 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.
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 £6.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £2.8m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £3.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £571k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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