How much does A.t. Little & Sons Limited make?

A.t. Little & Sons Limited reported revenue of £30m and £483k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.t. Little & Sons Limited have?

A.t. Little & Sons Limited reported an average of 82 employees in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Is A.t. Little & Sons Limited profitable?

Yes — A.t. Little & Sons Limited reported a profit of £483k in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Company No. 01607961 · Incorporated 14 Jan 1982

A.t. Little & Sons Limited

Registered name: A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED

Part of The Little Group Holdings Limited group

A.t. Little & Sons Limited made £30m revenue and £483k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025. read from filing text

A.t. Little & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £30m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £483k profit and 82 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Melton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Melton, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 44 yrs · since 1982
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company of A. T. Little & Sons Limited is The Little Group Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£30m

Growth ▼5.7%

Profit

£483k

Growth ▼25.2%

Profit margin

1.6%

Gross 13.3%

Employees

Change ▼9.9%

Profit / employee

£5.9k

Revenue/employee £366k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 to	28 Feb 2022	28 Feb 2023	29 Feb 2024	28 Feb 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£25.3m	£31.3m	£31.8m	£30m
Cost of sales	£21.6m	£27.1m	£27.5m	£26.1m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£4.3m	£4.3m	£4m
Operating profit	£1m	£974k	£827k	£489k
Profit before tax	£971k	£937k	£870k	£584k
Profit after tax	£710k	£738k	£645k	£483k
Profit (best available)	£710k	£738k	£645k	£483k
Staff costs	£1.9m	£2.2m	£2.3m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	94	98	91	82
Ratios
Profit margin	2.8%	2.4%	2%	1.6%
Gross margin	14.4%	13.6%	13.6%	13.3%
Revenue per employee	£269k	£320k	£350k	£366k
Profit per employee	£7.6k	£7.5k	£7.1k	£5.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲23.9%	▲1.6%	▼5.7%
Profit growth	—	▲3.9%	▼12.6%	▼25.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.3%	▼7.1%	▼9.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£820k	£2.2m	£2.6m	£2.5m
Net assets	£3.2m	£3.9m	£4.3m	£4.6m
Fixed assets	£5.5m	£5.4m	£5.2m	£5.1m
Current assets	£3.7m	£5.9m	£6.1m	£5.2m
Debtors	£2.6m	£2.9m	£2.9m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£218k	£872k	£1.1m	£831k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £366k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.5%; 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: ▲8%; Now £4.6m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £2.5m
Headcount: ▼10%; Now 82
Deferred income: ▼24%; Now £831k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £5.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Little Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The Little Group Limited75–100%
A.t. Little & Sons Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (6)

Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd.Rev. £31.5m · Profit £71.2k
Baker & Taylor (UK) LtdRev. £24m · Profit £535k
Book Protectors & Co. LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gardners Books LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hive Store LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lasgo Chrysalis LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £483k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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