How much does Tate Bros. Limited make?

Tate Bros. Limited reported revenue of £3.3m and £2.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Tate Bros. Limited have?

Tate Bros. Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Tate Bros. Limited profitable?

Yes — Tate Bros. Limited reported a profit of £2.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00515014 · Incorporated 8 Jan 1953

Tate Bros. Limited

Registered name: TATE BROS. LIMITED

Part of Tates of Sussex Limited group

Tate Bros. Limited made £3.3m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Tate Bros. Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £3.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.9m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Avis Road, Newhaven; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Status: Active
Location: Avis Road, Newhaven, South East
Age: 73 yrs · since 1953
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: “The immediate parent undertaking and ultimate controlling party is Tates of Sussex Limited, which is incorporated in the United Kingdom. Tates of Sussex Limited is the parent of the smallest and large”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£3.3m

Growth ▼3.6%

Profit

£2.9m

Growth ▲69.3%

Profit margin

89.1%

Gross 71.7%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.4m	£3.3m
Cost of sales	£1.3m	£925k
Gross profit	£2.1m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£1.9m	£2.2m
Profit before tax	£2.5m	£2.6m
Profit after tax	£1.7m	£2.9m
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	50.8%	89.1%
Gross margin	60.6%	71.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.6%
Profit growth	—	▲69.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£14.3m	£16.2m
Net assets	£42.4m	£45.3m
Fixed assets	£51m	£55.6m
Current assets	£14.7m	£17.2m
Debtors	£194k	£98.6k
Deferred income	£7.8k	£44.5k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 89.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 71.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1701%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3%; 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: ▲7%; Now £45.3m
Cash at bank: ▲13%; Now £16.2m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▲469%; Now £44.5k
Fixed assets: ▲9%; Now £55.6m

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

Tates of Sussex Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Tate Bros. Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Portslade Garages 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 Dec 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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