Thompson Bros. (Esher) Limited
Registered name: THOMPSON BROS. (ESHER) LIMITED
Thompson Bros. (Esher) Limited made £21.8m revenue and £192k profit in the year to 29 Mar 2026.
Thompson Bros. (Esher) Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £21.8m in the year to 29 Mar 2026, with £192k profit and 314 employees. The company is classified under “growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts” and is based in Surrey; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, London
- Age
- 71 yrs · since 1955
- 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 | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 | 29 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.7m | £18.6m | £21.8m |
| Cost of sales | £15.9m | £15.9m | £19.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £2.6m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £980k | £472k | £344k |
| Profit before tax | £925k | £492k | £375k |
| Profit after tax | £611k | £259k | £192k |
| Profit (best available) | £611k | £259k | £192k |
| Staff costs | £5.4m | £5.5m | £7.1m |
| Employees (average) | 229 | 227 | 314 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 15.2% | 14.1% | 12.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £81.8k | £81.7k | £69.6k |
| Profit per employee | £2.7k | £1.1k | £611 |
| Cash conversion | 262.7% | 366.8% | 353% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.9% | ▲17.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼57.6% | ▼26% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.9% | ▲38.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £3.8m | £4.6m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £17.2m | £17.3m | £17.3m |
| Fixed assets | £15.4m | £15.1m | £15.5m |
| Current assets | £7.6m | £8.5m | £8.1m |
| Debtors | £142k | £193k | £53k |
| Deferred income | £257k | £172k | £146k |
| Cash from operations | £2.6m | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £69.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £611
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 353%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 70.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £17.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▲38%
- Now 314
- Deferred income
- ▼15%
- Now £146k
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £15.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Mar 2026 (profit £192k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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