William Thompson (York) Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM THOMPSON (YORK) LIMITED
Part of Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association Limited groupWilliam Thompson (York) Limited made £51.5m revenue and £481k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
William Thompson (York) Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £51.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £481k profit and 69 employees. The company is classified under “support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care)” and is based in Malton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Malton, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 100 yrs · since 1926
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £70.6m | £59.5m | £54.1m | £51.5m |
| Cost of sales | £60.8m | £54m | −£50.3m | −£46m |
| Gross profit | £9.8m | £5.5m | £3.9m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | £4.5m | £325k | −£2m | £611k |
| Profit before tax | £4.5m | £327k | −£2m | £671k |
| Profit after tax | £3.7m | £413k | −£1.5m | £481k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.7m | £413k | −£1.5m | £481k |
| Staff costs | £2.9m | £2.9m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 78 | 74 | 69 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.2% | 0.7% | −2.8% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 13.9% | 9.2% | 7.1% | 10.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £917k | £762k | £732k | £747k |
| Profit per employee | £47.6k | £5.3k | −£20.3k | £7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.8% | ▼8.9% | ▼4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼88.7% | ▼464.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▼5.1% | ▼6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.9m | £4.4m | — | — |
| Net assets | £12.9m | £13.3m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £3.3m | £5.1m | — | — |
| Current assets | £15.6m | £14m | — | — |
| Debtors | £7.1m | £5.4m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £705k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £747k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- 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
- ▼7%
- Now 69
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- William Thompson (York) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- William Thompson Properties LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Similar profitable businesses
- Cobb Farming LimitedDorchester · Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £27.9m
- Profit
- £1.5m
- Staff
- 102
- Keyo Agricultural Services LtdBrigg · Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £27.8m
- Profit
- £1.8m
- Staff
- 92
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £481k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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