E.j.markham & Son Limited
Registered name: E.J.MARKHAM & SON LIMITED
Part of Armatire Limited groupE.j.markham & Son Limited made £727k revenue and £64.7k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
E.j.markham & Son Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £727k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £64.7k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores” and is based in Tunbridge Wells; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Tunbridge Wells, South East
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1948
- 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 immediate parent undertaking is SQIB Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. Copies of the immediate parent company's consolidated financial statements may be obtained from 45 Westerha”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £841k | £730k | £654k | £727k |
| Cost of sales | £557k | £498k | £422k | £438k |
| Gross profit | £284k | £232k | £231k | £289k |
| Profit before tax | £79.4k | £4.1k | −£58.9k | £64.7k |
| Profit after tax | £79.4k | £4.1k | −£58.9k | £64.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £79.4k | £4.1k | −£58.9k | £64.7k |
| Staff costs | £97k | £113k | £107k | £114k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.4% | 0.6% | −9% | 8.9% |
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 31.8% | 35.4% | 39.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £168k | £146k | £131k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | £15.9k | £815 | −£11.8k | £12.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13.2% | ▼10.4% | ▲11.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼94.9% | ▼1546% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.8k | £31k | £14.7k | £15.5k |
| Net assets | £685k | £689k | £630k | £676k |
| Fixed assets | £20.1k | £19k | £15k | £4.6k |
| Current assets | £998k | £1m | £1m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £86.5k | £83.7k | £112k | £153k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £676k
- Cash at bank
- ▲5%
- Now £15.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼69%
- Now £4.6k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Armatire Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Sqib Limited75–100%
- E.j.markham & Son Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (11)
- Integra Property Management LimitedRev. £8.4m · Profit £108k
- Salomons UK LimitedRev. £5.5m · Profit −£671k
- Zenith Aircraft LimitedRev. £1.8m · Profit −£199k
- The Air Charter Club LimitedRev. £920k · Profit −£172k
- Bishops U.K. LimitedRev. £477k · Profit −£639k
- One Media and Creative UK LimitedRev. £462k · Profit −£287k
- Connect Centre LimitedRev. £9.6k · Profit −£426k
- Presence & Co. Estate Agents LimitedRev. £6.9k · Profit −£30.8k
- 55VS No 1 LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Bewl Events & Waterpark LimitedRev. — · Profit −£96.1k
- Presence & Co Property LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £64.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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