Hutchinson Engineering Limited
Registered name: HUTCHINSON ENGINEERING LIMITED
Part of Modernuser Limited groupHutchinson Engineering Limited made £30.4m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Hutchinson Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 49% to £30.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.2m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £27.7m | £20.4m | £30.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£20.9m | −£14.8m | −£23.3m |
| Gross profit | £6.7m | £5.6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £972k | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £2.1m | £940k | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £750k | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £750k | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Gross margin | 24.4% | 27.6% | 23.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼26.3% | ▲49.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼53.9% | ▲65.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Modernuser Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hutchinson Engineering 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).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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