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Company No. 00532687 · Incorporated 30 Apr 1954

R.manners & Sons Limited

Registered name: R.MANNERS & SONS LIMITED

Part of R Manners & Sons Holding Company Limited group

R.manners & Sons Limited made £19.7m revenue and £615k profit in the year to 21 Mar 2026. read from filing text

R.manners & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 35% to £19.7m in the year to 21 Mar 2026, with £615k profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Status
Active
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age
72 yrs · since 1954
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 ultimate controlling party is A.J. Manners Property Company Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 21 Mar 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£19.7m
Growth ▲35.1%
Profit
£615k
Growth ▲49.8%
Profit margin
3.1%
Gross 15.8%
Employees
43
Change ▼6.5%
Profit / employee
£14.3k
Revenue/employee £459k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 202521 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.2m£15.2m£14.6m£19.7m
Cost of sales£15.2m£12.7m£12.1m£16.6m
Gross profit£3m£2.6m£2.5m£3.1m
Operating profit£892k£535k£460k£713k
Profit before tax£894k£563k£547k£819k
Profit after tax£713k£422k£410k£615k
Profit (best available)£713k£422k£410k£615k
Staff costs£2.4m£2.2m£2.3m£2.7m
Employees (average)54474643
Ratios
Profit margin3.9%2.8%2.8%3.1%
Gross margin16.3%16.8%16.9%15.8%
Revenue per employee£337k£324k£317k£459k
Profit per employee£13.2k£9k£8.9k£14.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼16.3%▼4%▲35.1%
Profit growth—▼40.8%▼2.8%▲49.8%
Headcount growth—▼13%▼2.1%▼6.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£810k£1.9m£2.7m£1.2m
Net assets£6.9m£7.3m£7.6m£8.1m
Fixed assets£259k£305k£346k£323k
Current assets£10.6m£9.7m£11m£13.9m
Debtors£3.2m£2.8m£4m£5m
Deferred income£1.5m£1.4m£2.4m£4.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£459k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£14.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
21.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
25.4%
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 £8.1m
Cash at bank
▼57%
Now £1.2m
Headcount
▼7%
Now 43
Deferred income
▲76%
Now £4.3m
Fixed assets
▼7%
Now £323k

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

  1. R Manners & Sons Holding Company Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. R.manners & Sons Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 21 Mar 2026 (profit £615k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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