R.J. Parker & Son Limited
Registered name: R.J. PARKER & SON LIMITED
R.J. Parker & Son Limited made £229k revenue and £17.1k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
R.J. Parker & Son Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £229k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £17.1k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “photographic activities not elsewhere classified” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 59 yrs · since 1967
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £199k | £203k | £229k |
| Cost of sales | — | £78k | £61k | £72.2k |
| Gross profit | — | £121k | £142k | £157k |
| Operating profit | — | £29.4k | £33k | £20.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | £29k | £32.6k | £20.4k |
| Profit after tax | — | £24.3k | £27.3k | £17.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £24.3k | £27.3k | £17.1k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 12.2% | 13.5% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 60.7% | 69.9% | 68.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £24.8k | £22.5k | £25.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | £3k | £3k | £1.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲1.9% | ▲13.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲12.4% | ▼37.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £23.9k | £25.3k | £16.2k | £20.2k |
| Net assets | £78.6k | £103k | £130k | £147k |
| Fixed assets | £190k | £192k | £197k | £200k |
| Current assets | £61.5k | £67.1k | £70.8k | £71.4k |
| Debtors | £0 | £891 | £0 | £519 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £25.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 87.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £147k
- Cash at bank
- ▲25%
- Now £20.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £200k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £17.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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