How much does F.a. Gates & Son Limited make?

F.a. Gates & Son Limited reported revenue of £16.6m and £748k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does F.a. Gates & Son Limited have?

F.a. Gates & Son Limited reported an average of 193 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is F.a. Gates & Son Limited profitable?

Yes — F.a. Gates & Son Limited reported a profit of £748k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 03691840 · Incorporated 5 Jan 1999

F.a. Gates & Son Limited

Registered name: F.A. GATES & SON LIMITED

Part of Gates Family Holdings Ltd group

F.a. Gates & Son Limited made £16.6m revenue and £748k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

F.a. Gates & Son Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £16.6m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £748k profit and 193 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in Loughborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Status: Active
Location: Loughborough, East Midlands
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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: “Gates Family Holdings Ltd”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£16.6m

Growth ▲3.6%

Profit

£748k

Growth ▼10.2%

Profit margin

4.5%

Gross 24.9%

Employees

193

Change ▲1.6%

Profit / employee

£3.9k

Revenue/employee £86.1k

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	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.1m	£15.7m	£16m	£16.6m
Cost of sales	£11.4m	£12m	£12m	£12.5m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£3.6m	£4.1m	£4.1m
Operating profit	£1.6m	£961k	£1.4m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£760k	£1m	£1m
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£385k	£832k	£748k
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£385k	£832k	£748k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£3.8m	£3.9m	£4.1m
Employees (average)	167	199	190	193
Ratios
Profit margin	8.9%	2.5%	5.2%	4.5%
Gross margin	24.3%	23.1%	25.4%	24.9%
Revenue per employee	£90.4k	£78.7k	£84.4k	£86.1k
Profit per employee	£8k	£1.9k	£4.4k	£3.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.7%	▲2.4%	▲3.6%
Profit growth	—	▼71.2%	▲116.3%	▼10.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲19.2%	▼4.5%	▲1.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£613k	£56.1k	£245k	£712k
Net assets	£7.4m	£7.8m	£8.6m	£9.4m
Fixed assets	£10.5m	£11.3m	£11m	£11.2m
Current assets	£5.6m	£5.9m	£4.7m	£5.7m
Debtors	£80.2k	£89.1k	£52.8k	£68.4k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £86.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 67.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.4%; 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: ▲9%; Now £9.4m
Cash at bank: ▲191%; Now £712k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 193
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £11.2m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Gates Family Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
F.a. Gates & Son Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Gates Farming LtdFigures 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 31 Jan 2025 (profit £748k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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