How much does T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited make?

T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited reported revenue of £131m and £5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited have?

T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited reported an average of 172 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited profitable?

Yes — T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited reported a profit of £5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. NI036301 · Incorporated 4 Jun 1999

T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited

Registered name: T B F THOMPSON (GARVAGH) LIMITED

Part of Raalse Holdings Limited group

T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited made £131m revenue and £5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £131m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £5m profit and 172 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Co. Londonderry; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Killyvally Holdings Limited, with registered office at 6 Killyvally Road, Garvagh, Londonderry, BT51 5JZ.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£131m

Growth ▲8.5%

Profit

£5m

Growth ▲1.3%

Profit margin

3.9%

Gross 10.9%

Employees

172

Change ▲2.4%

Profit / employee

£29.4k

Revenue/employee £762k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£121m	£131m
Cost of sales	£107m	£117m
Gross profit	£13.8m	£14.3m
Operating profit	£7.4m	£7m
Profit before tax	£6.7m	£6.7m
Profit after tax	£5m	£5m
Profit (best available)	£5m	£5m
Staff costs	£7m	£7.3m
Employees (average)	168	172
Ratios
Profit margin	4.1%	3.9%
Gross margin	11.5%	10.9%
Revenue per employee	£719k	£762k
Profit per employee	£29.7k	£29.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8.5%
Profit growth	—	▲1.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£3.9m
Net assets	£21.6m	£25.6m
Fixed assets	£4.6m	£4.5m
Current assets	£47.7m	£43.9m
Debtors	£10m	£11m
Deferred income	£3.8m	£5.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £762k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £29.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.4%; 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: ▲18%; Now £25.6m
Cash at bank: ▲81%; Now £3.9m
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 172
Deferred income: ▲40%; Now £5.4m
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £4.5m

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

Raalse Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Killyvally Holdings Limited75–100%
T B F Thompson (Engineering) Limited75–100%
T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Limitedthis company

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

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 Dec 2025 (profit £5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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