Gaskains Limited
Registered name: GASKAINS LIMITED
Gaskains Limited made £5.2m revenue and a £151k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Gaskains Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £5.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £151k and 72 employees. The company is classified under “growing of pome fruits and stone fruits” and is based in Faversham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Faversham, South East
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1948
- 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 | 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) | £4.4m | £5.9m | £6.3m | £5.2m |
| Cost of sales | £5.4m | £6.5m | £6.6m | £5m |
| Gross profit | −£946k | −£679k | −£291k | £235k |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | −£1.1m | −£352k | £132k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.4m | −£1.4m | −£750k | −£321k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2m | −£1.2m | −£450k | −£151k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2m | −£1.2m | −£450k | −£151k |
| Staff costs | £2m | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 76 | 84 | 73 | 72 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −27.4% | −20% | −7.2% | −2.9% |
| Gross margin | −21.3% | −11.6% | −4.6% | 4.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £58.4k | £69.9k | £86k | £72.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£16k | −£14k | −£6.2k | −£2.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 137.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲32.3% | ▲6.9% | ▼16.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.5% | ▼13.1% | ▼1.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £16k | £2.9k | £5.9k | £4.7k |
| Net assets | £11m | £9.9m | £9.1m | £9m |
| Fixed assets | £17.5m | £16.6m | £15.7m | £15.5m |
| Current assets | £3.1m | £3.1m | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £1m | £855k | £1.7m | £1.3m |
| Deferred income | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.1m | £1m |
| Cash from operations | £95.1k | −£186k | £13.5k | £181k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 137.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 296.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 19.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.6%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼21%
- Now £4.7k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 72
- Deferred income
- ▼6%
- Now £1m
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £15.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Gaskains Vineyard Contracting 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£151k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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