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Company No. 04608103 · Incorporated 4 Dec 2002

The Palfreymans Limited

Registered name: THE PALFREYMANS LIMITED

Part of Rentokil Initial PLC group

The Palfreymans Limited made £19.7m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The Palfreymans Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £19.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.5m profit and 222 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Crawley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Crawley
Age
23 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£19.7m
Growth ▼0.5%
Profit
£2.5m
Growth ▲22.4%
Profit margin
12.5%
Gross 36%
Employees
222
Change ▼1.3%
Profit / employee
£11.1k
Revenue/employee £88.6k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.9m£19.8m£19.7m
Cost of sales−£6m−£13.2m−£12.6m
Gross profit£5.8m£6.6m£7.1m
Operating profit£1.7m£3m£3.4m
Profit before tax£1.7m£3.1m£3.4m
Profit after tax£1.2m£2m£2.5m
Profit (best available)£1.2m£2m£2.5m
Employees (average)142225222
Ratios
Profit margin10.2%10.2%12.5%
Gross margin49.2%33.4%36%
Revenue per employee£83.5k£87.9k£88.6k
Profit per employee£8.5k£9k£11.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲66.8%▼0.5%
Profit growth—▲66.8%▲22.4%
Headcount growth—▲58.5%▼1.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£88.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼1%
Now 222
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Rentokil Initial PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. Rentokil Initial Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Rentokil Initial 1927 PLC75–100%
  4. Rentokil Initial (1896) Limited75–100%
  5. Rentokil Initial UK Ltd75–100%
  6. The Palfreymans Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (26)

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026

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