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Company No. SC104349 · Incorporated 27 Apr 1987

James Paterson & Sons (Plumbing & Heating) Limited

Registered name: JAMES PATERSON & SONS (PLUMBING & HEATING) LIMITED

James Paterson & Sons (Plumbing & Heating) Limited made £9.4m revenue and £77.5k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

James Paterson & Sons (Plumbing & Heating) Limited’s revenue was £9.4m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £77.5k profit and 62 employees. The company is classified under “plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” and is based in Denny; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Status
Active
Location
Denny, Scotland
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£9.4m
Growth —
Profit
£77.5k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 21.1%
Employees
62
Change —
Profit / employee
£1.3k
Revenue/employee £151k
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 to31 May 202231 May 202330 Nov 202430 Nov 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£11.9m£15.6m£9.4m
Cost of sales—£9.7m£13m£7.4m
Gross profit—£2.2m£2.7m£2m
Operating profit—£469k£240k£176k
Profit before tax—£464k£269k£185k
Profit after tax£290k£369k£78.9k£77.5k
Profit (best available)£290k£369k£78.9k£77.5k
Staff costs—£4.1m£5.5m£3.4m
Employees (average)84816862
Ratios
Profit margin—3.1%0.5%0.8%
Gross margin—18.7%17.1%21.1%
Revenue per employee—£147k£230k£151k
Profit per employee£3.4k£4.5k£1.2k£1.3k
Cash conversion—−13.7%−321.5%−132%
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth—▲27.2%——
Headcount growth—▼3.6%——
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£872k£1.3m£1.1m
Net assets£2.2m£2.5m£2.5m£2.6m
Fixed assets£317k£430k£380k£367k
Current assets£3.6m£3.8m£3.5m£3.8m
Debtors£1.5m£1.7m£91.3k£35.4k
Deferred income—£192k£97.4k£168k
Cash from operations—−£64.2k−£773k−£233k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£151k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−132%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.4%
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
—
Now £2.6m
Cash at bank
—
Now £1.1m
Headcount
—
Now 62
Deferred income
—
Now £168k
Fixed assets
—
Now £367k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £77.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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