How much does Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited make?

Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited reported revenue of £9.3m and a loss of £126k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited have?

Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited reported an average of 175 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited profitable?

No — Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited reported a loss of £126k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00408782 · Incorporated 18 Apr 1946

Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited

Registered name: PRITCHARD PATENT PRODUCT CO. LIMITED

Part of Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limited group

Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited made £9.3m revenue and a £126k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £9.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £126k and 175 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Devon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals SIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Devon, South West
Age: 80 yrs · since 1946
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£9.3m

Growth ▲3.5%

Profit

−£126k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.4%

Gross 33.1%

Employees

175

Change ▲0.6%

Profit / employee

−£721

Revenue/employee £52.9k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.9m	£9.4m	£9m	£9.3m
Cost of sales	£4.5m	£5.6m	£5.7m	£6.2m
Gross profit	£3.3m	£3.8m	£3.2m	£3.1m
Operating profit	£5.2m	−£162k	−£408k	−£481k
Profit before tax	£5m	−£297k	−£320k	−£189k
Profit after tax	£4.7m	−£282k	−£140k	−£126k
Profit (best available)	£4.7m	−£282k	−£140k	−£126k
Staff costs	£4m	£5.5m	£5.2m	—
Employees (average)	150	180	174	175
Ratios
Profit margin	60%	−3%	−1.6%	−1.4%
Gross margin	42.4%	40.2%	36.3%	33.1%
Revenue per employee	£52.4k	£52k	£51.4k	£52.9k
Profit per employee	£31.5k	−£1.6k	−£804	−£721
Cash conversion	−93.1%	—	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲19.1%	▼4.5%	▲3.5%
Profit growth	—	▼106%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲20%	▼3.3%	▲0.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6.8m	£4.4m	£3.9m	—
Net assets	£10.4m	£13.2m	£12.9m	—
Fixed assets	£5.1m	£5.5m	£5.6m	—
Current assets	£11.3m	£9.4m	£8.8m	—
Debtors	£485k	£490k	£822k	—
Cash from operations	−£4.8m	£389k	−£31.8k	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £52.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£721; 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.

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 —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 175
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Pritchard Patent Product Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Howe and Davis LimitedFigures not disclosed
Peco Publications & Publicity,limitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£126k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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