John Wainwright & Co. Limited
Registered name: JOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO. LIMITED
John Wainwright & Co. Limited made £56.8m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
John Wainwright & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £56.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.6m profit and 149 employees. The company is classified under “quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate” and is based in Radstock; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Radstock, South West
- Age
- 124 yrs · since 1902
- 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 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £51.7m | £52.6m | £56.8m |
| Cost of sales | £37.9m | £39m | £41.3m |
| Gross profit | £13.9m | £13.6m | £15.5m |
| Operating profit | £3m | £1.7m | £3.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3m | £2m | £3.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2.3m | £1.3m | £2.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3m | £1.3m | £2.6m |
| Staff costs | £6.9m | £8.1m | £9.1m |
| Employees (average) | 120 | 119 | 149 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Gross margin | 26.8% | 25.8% | 27.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £431k | £442k | £381k |
| Profit per employee | £19.2k | £11.1k | £17.8k |
| Cash conversion | — | 151.6% | 148.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.7% | ▲8.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼42.6% | ▲100.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.8% | ▲25.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £8.7m | £7.4m | £8.2m |
| Net assets | £27.9m | £28.3m | £29.9m |
| Fixed assets | £22.6m | £23.8m | £25.8m |
| Current assets | £20.3m | £19.1m | £20.8m |
| Debtors | £7.1m | £6.9m | £7.7m |
| Deferred income | £2.1m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Cash from operations | — | £2.6m | £5.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £381k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 148.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 45.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.6%
- 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 £29.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £8.2m
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 149
- Deferred income
- ▲9%
- Now £2m
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £25.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Rockingham Park Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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