How many employees does A E Yates Limited have?

A E Yates Limited reported an average of 161 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is A E Yates Limited profitable?

Yes — A E Yates Limited reported a profit of £3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 00415632 · Incorporated 23 Jul 1946

A E Yates Limited

Registered name: A E YATES LIMITED

A E Yates Limited made £3m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

A E Yates Limited reported £3m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, down 2% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 161 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Lostock Bolton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection F · ConstructionSIC 42110Construction of roads and motorways SIC 42130Construction of bridges and tunnels SIC 42210Construction of utility projects for fluids SIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Lostock Bolton, North 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. From the filing: “The company, and therefore the group, is under the control of an Employee Ownership Trust, A E Yates (EOT) Limited, which holds the majority of the issued share capital in trust for the benefit of the”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£3m

Growth ▼2.5%

Profit margin

—

Employees

161

Change ▲15.8%

Profit / employee

£18.8k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£69m	£69.9m	£53.7m	£87.4m
Profit before tax	—	—	£2.2m	£2m
Profit after tax	£1.7m	£1.8m	£3.1m	£3m
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	£1.8m	£3.1m	£3m
Staff costs	£8.6m	£9.1m	£10.4m	£12.2m
Employees (average)	127	134	139	161
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£13k	£13.5k	£22.3k	£18.8k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲9.4%	▲71.1%	▼2.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.5%	▲3.7%	▲15.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6m	£3.5m	£6.5m	£8.6m
Net assets	£13.6m	£14.5m	£16.6m	£18.6m
Fixed assets	£8.1m	£8.6m	£9.2m	£8.8m
Current assets	£17.8m	£18m	£23.4m	£30.9m
Debtors	£525k	£958k	£536k	£8.1m
Deferred income	£5.5m	£6.6m	£8.6m	£11.2m
Cash from operations	−£2.2m	−£4m	−£5.8m	−£4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.8k; 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: ▲12%; Now £18.6m
Cash at bank: ▲32%; Now £8.6m
Headcount: ▲16%; Now 161
Deferred income: ▲30%; Now £11.2m
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £8.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

A E Yates (Eot) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A E Yates Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Spi Piling LtdRev. £9.6m · Profit −£940k
Construction Supplies (Adlington) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Spi McGrattan Piling LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tritech Piling and Foundations 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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