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Company No. 01149471 · Incorporated 5 Dec 1973

John Robson (Metals) Limited

Registered name: JOHN ROBSON (METALS) LIMITED

John Robson (Metals) Limited made £8.7m revenue and £795k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

John Robson (Metals) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £8.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £795k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of waste and scrap” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46770Wholesale of waste and scrap
Status
Active
Location
Preston, North West
Age
52 yrs · since 1973
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£8.7m
Growth ▲1.2%
Profit
£795k
Growth —
Profit margin
9.1%
Gross 85.2%
Employees
68
Change ▼4.2%
Profit / employee
£11.7k
Revenue/employee £128k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.6m£6.8m£8.6m£8.7m
Cost of sales£3.7m£1.5m£2.1m£1.3m
Gross profit£7.9m£5.3m£6.5m£7.4m
Operating profit£1.3m−£1.6m−£170k£655k
Profit before tax£1.3m−£1.6m−£164k£652k
Profit after tax£1.1m−£1.6m−£206k£795k
Profit (best available)£1.1m−£1.6m−£206k£795k
Staff costs£4.2m£4.2m£4.2m£4.3m
Employees (average)69707168
Ratios
Profit margin9.1%−22.9%−2.4%9.1%
Gross margin68.1%78.5%75.6%85.2%
Revenue per employee£169k£96.8k£121k£128k
Profit per employee£15.4k−£22.2k−£2.9k£11.7k
Cash conversion−178.1%——31.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼41.8%▲27.3%▲1.2%
Profit growth—▼246.3%——
Headcount growth—▲1.5%▲1.4%▼4.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.5m£978k£629k£216k
Net assets£8.9m£6.9m£6.3m£6.6m
Fixed assets£4.7m£4.9m£4.9m£5m
Current assets£6.9m£4.5m£3.5m£4.1m
Debtors£1.6m£1.1m£499k£941k
Cash from operations−£2.3m£527k−£773k£205k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
85.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£128k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
31.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
57%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.8%
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
▲6%
Now £6.6m
Cash at bank
▼66%
Now £216k
Headcount
▼4%
Now 68
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £5m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £795k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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