J.pullan & Sons Limited
Registered name: J.PULLAN & SONS LIMITED
J.pullan & Sons Limited made £22.4m revenue and £19.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J.pullan & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £22.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £19.7m profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 102 yrs · since 1923
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.9m | £28m | £22.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£8.7m | −£18.2m | £10.9m |
| Operating profit | £10m | £9.3m | £9.3m |
| Profit before tax | £8.7m | £16.6m | £26m |
| Profit after tax | £7m | £12.5m | £19.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £7m | £12.5m | £19.7m |
| Employees (average) | 78 | 80 | 74 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 31.8% | 44.5% | 88.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £281k | £350k | £302k |
| Profit per employee | £89.5k | £156k | £266k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.7% | ▼20.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲78.5% | ▲58.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.6% | ▼7.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 88.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £302k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £266k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (9)
- Amberstone Developments (North Yorkshire) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Amberstone Developments (Yorkshire) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Chartford Arthington LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Horus LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Howley Park Business Village (Leeds) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leeds London Homes (Blurton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leeds London Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wharfedale Estates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wilkinson Building Co.(Leeds)limitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £19.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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