F.R. Shadbolt and Sons, Limited
Registered name: F.R. SHADBOLT AND SONS, LIMITED
F.R. Shadbolt and Sons, Limited made £12.2m revenue and a £547k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2022. read from filing text
F.R. Shadbolt and Sons, Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2022, with a loss of £547k and 84 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 89 yrs · since 1937
- 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 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.4m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | £7.9m | £9.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | −£34.9k | −£560k |
| Profit before tax | −£107k | −£574k |
| Profit after tax | −£107k | −£547k |
| Profit (best available) | −£107k | −£547k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Employees (average) | 84 | 84 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.1% | −4.5% |
| Gross margin | 16.4% | 21.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £112k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.3k | −£6.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲29.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £556k | £236k |
| Net assets | £3.1m | £2.5m |
| Fixed assets | £754k | £591k |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £3.5m |
| Debtors | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Deferred income | £159k | £209k |
| Cash from operations | £1.7m | £235k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.1%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £2.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £236k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 84
- Deferred income
- ▲32%
- Now £209k
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £591k
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
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2022 (profit −£547k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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