A. & J. Stephen (Builders) Limited
Registered name: A. & J. STEPHEN (BUILDERS) LIMITED
Part of A. & J. Stephen (Holdings) Limited groupA. & J. Stephen (Builders) Limited made £10.8m revenue and £327k profit in the year to 5 Apr 2025.
A. & J. Stephen (Builders) Limited’s revenue fell 24% to £10.8m in the year to 5 Apr 2025, with £327k profit and 28 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Perth; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Perth, Scotland
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1975
- 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: “A & J Stephen (Holdings) Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 5 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.3m | £10.8m |
| Cost of sales | £14.8m | £9.1m |
| Gross profit | −£474k | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.2m | £327k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.2m | £327k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.2m | £327k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 28 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −15.3% | 3% |
| Gross margin | −3.3% | 15.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £304k | £386k |
| Profit per employee | −£46.5k | £11.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼24.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼40.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £3m | £2.9m |
| Net assets | £5.6m | £5.9m |
| Fixed assets | £590k | £459k |
| Current assets | £19.3m | £18.6m |
| Debtors | £64.3k | £18.6k |
| Cash from operations | −£9.9m | −£106k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £386k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £5.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £2.9m
- Headcount
- ▼40%
- Now 28
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £459k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- A. & J. Stephen (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- A. & J. Stephen (Builders) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- A. & J. Stephen LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 5 Apr 2025 (profit £327k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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