How much does John Gunn & Sons Limited make?

John Gunn & Sons Limited reported revenue of £15.2m and £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John Gunn & Sons Limited have?

John Gunn & Sons Limited reported an average of 47 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is John Gunn & Sons Limited profitable?

Yes — John Gunn & Sons Limited reported a profit of £5.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. SC029399 · Incorporated 14 Apr 1953

John Gunn & Sons Limited

Registered name: JOHN GUNN & SONS LIMITED

Part of John Gunn & Sons (Holdings) Ltd group

John Gunn & Sons Limited made £15.2m revenue and £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

John Gunn & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £15.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £5.4m profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Caithness; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings

Status: Active
Location: Caithness, Scotland
Age: 73 yrs · since 1953
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 is John Gunn and Sons (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in Scotland. At 31 August 2025, Ian Gunn considers that he is the ultimate controlling party.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£15.2m

Growth ▲3.8%

Profit

£5.4m

Growth ▼2.5%

Profit margin

35.3%

Gross 69.5%

Employees

Change ▲6.8%

Profit / employee

£114k

Revenue/employee £324k

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 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 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)	£11.5m	£10.5m	£14.6m	£15.2m
Cost of sales	£5.1m	£4m	£4.5m	£4.6m
Gross profit	£6.4m	£6.5m	£10.1m	£10.6m
Operating profit	£3.6m	£4.1m	£7.1m	£7m
Profit before tax	£3.7m	£4.2m	£7.4m	£7.2m
Profit after tax	£2.9m	£3.4m	£5.5m	£5.4m
Profit (best available)	£2.9m	£3.4m	£5.5m	£5.4m
Staff costs	£2.1m	£2m	£2.2m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	40	42	44	47
Ratios
Profit margin	25.5%	31.9%	37.5%	35.3%
Gross margin	55.4%	61.6%	69.1%	69.5%
Revenue per employee	£287k	£251k	£333k	£324k
Profit per employee	£73.4k	£80k	£125k	£114k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼8.5%	▲39.1%	▲3.8%
Profit growth	—	▲14.4%	▲63.6%	▼2.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲5%	▲4.8%	▲6.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.5k	£7.8k	£9.1k	£9k
Net assets	£16.6m	£19.1m	£16.6m	£21.9m
Fixed assets	£5.4m	£5.4m	£6.6m	£9.5m
Current assets	£13m	£15.9m	£13.4m	£15.5m
Debtors	£1.1m	£1.2m	£1.7m	£3.2m
Deferred income	£100k	£109k	£122k	£192k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 35.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 69.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £324k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £114k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 62.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 20.8%; 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: ▲32%; Now £21.9m
Cash at bank: ▼2%; Now £9k
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 47
Deferred income: ▲57%; Now £192k
Fixed assets: ▲44%; Now £9.5m

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

John Gunn & Sons (Holdings) Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
John Gunn & Sons 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 Aug 2025 (profit £5.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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