Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: SAMWORTH BROTHERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of Chetwode Trustees 1 Limited groupSamworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited made £1.8bn revenue and £10.1m profit in the year to 27 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £1.8bn in the year to 27 Dec 2025, with £10.1m profit and 35 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Melton Mowbray; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Melton Mowbray, East Midlands
- Age
- 80 yrs · since 1946
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “Chetwode Trustees 1 Limited and Chetwode Trustees 2 Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Dec 2024 | 27 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.7bn | £1.8bn |
| Cost of sales | £1.4bn | £1.5bn |
| Gross profit | £309m | £334m |
| Profit before tax | £23.7m | £19.2m |
| Profit after tax | £10.1m | £10.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £10.1m | £10.1m |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 35 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £49.7m | £52.1m |
| Profit per employee | £296k | £287k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼0% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £54.5m | £56m |
| Fixed assets | £30.5m | £22.7m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £52.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £287k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £56m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 35
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £22.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Chetwode Trustees 1 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Samworth Brothers LimitedRev. £1.6bn · Profit £7.8m
- Gibbs Croft LimitedRev. £40.5m · Profit £3m
- Perfect Redd LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sundown 247 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- JDM SolutionsFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Dec 2025 (profit £10.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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