E.s.shaw & Sons Limited
Registered name: E.S.SHAW & SONS LIMITED
E.s.shaw & Sons Limited made £2.1m revenue and a £25.9k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
E.s.shaw & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £2.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £25.9k and 12 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery” and is based in Kent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kent, South East
- Age
- 70 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.2m | £2.7m | £2.4m | £2.1m |
| Cost of sales | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2m | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | £268k | £344k | £366k | £310k |
| Operating profit | −£16.3k | £35.9k | £36.7k | −£25.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£16.5k | £35.7k | £36.5k | −£25.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£16.5k | £35.7k | £36.5k | −£25.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£16.5k | £35.7k | £36.5k | −£25.9k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 1.4% | 1.6% | −1.2% |
| Gross margin | 12.4% | 13% | 15.6% | 14.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £196k | £204k | £181k | £178k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.5k | £2.7k | £2.8k | −£2.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲23.1% | ▼11.4% | ▼9.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲2.3% | ▼170.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲18.2% | 0% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £70.1k | £106k | £142k | £116k |
| Fixed assets | £13k | £14.4k | £11.1k | £8.4k |
| Current assets | £481k | £520k | — | — |
| Debtors | £260k | £273k | £228k | £230k |
| Deferred income | £16.4k | £11.7k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £178k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £116k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼24%
- Now £8.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£25.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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