Peter Ramsey & Sons (Denholme) Timber Limited
Registered name: PETER RAMSEY & SONS (DENHOLME) TIMBER LIMITED
Peter Ramsey & Sons (Denholme) Timber Limited made £18m revenue and £885k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Peter Ramsey & Sons (Denholme) Timber Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £18m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £885k profit and 126 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials” and is based in Bradford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25.9m | £22.4m | £18.5m | £18m |
| Cost of sales | £20.5m | £17m | £14.7m | £14.2m |
| Gross profit | £5.4m | £5.4m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m | £2.8m | £966k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.7m | £2.8m | £984k | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £2.3m | £2.2m | £781k | £885k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3m | £2.2m | £781k | £885k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.6m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 135 | 131 | 138 | 126 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.7% | 9.9% | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| Gross margin | 21% | 24% | 20.4% | 20.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £192k | £171k | £134k | £143k |
| Profit per employee | £16.7k | £17k | £5.7k | £7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13.7% | ▼17.4% | ▼2.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1.6% | ▼64.9% | ▲13.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3% | ▲5.3% | ▼8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.1m | £643k | £223k |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £5.1m | £5.2m | £4.9m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.3m |
| Current assets | £7m | £5.5m | £5m | £5.1m |
| Debtors | £3m | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £143k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14%
- 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 £4.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼65%
- Now £223k
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 126
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £2.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £885k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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