A J Cole & Son Limited
Registered name: A J COLE & SON LIMITED
A J Cole & Son Limited made £1.1m revenue and £177k profit in the year to 29 Sep 2025. read from filing text
A J Cole & Son Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £1.1m in the year to 29 Sep 2025, with £177k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Chippenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chippenham, South West
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 | 29 Sep 2022 | 29 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2024 | 29 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £902k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £522k | £619k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £380k | £505k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £237k | £222k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £247k | £235k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £188k | £177k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £188k | £177k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 20.8% | 15.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 42.1% | 45% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £180k | £161k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £37.6k | £25.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲24.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼5.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | 0% | ▲40% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £360k | £471k | £541k | £502k |
| Net assets | £678k | £800k | £929k | £885k |
| Fixed assets | £443k | £516k | £533k | £500k |
| Current assets | £575k | £633k | £760k | £720k |
| Debtors | £33.2k | £32.5k | £33k | £41.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £161k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £25.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 44.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £885k
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £502k
- Headcount
- ▲40%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £500k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Sep 2025 (profit £177k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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