J.e. Lawrence and Son Limited
Registered name: J.E. LAWRENCE AND SON LIMITED
J.e. Lawrence and Son Limited made £33.4m revenue and £769k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J.e. Lawrence and Son Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £33.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £769k profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Dyfed; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dyfed, Wales
- Age
- 69 yrs · since 1957
- 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) | £45.3m | £36.9m | £34.7m | £33.4m |
| Cost of sales | £41.1m | £32.9m | £30.5m | £28.6m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £4m | £4.2m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | £977k | £861k | £1m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £913k | £641k | £765k | £994k |
| Profit after tax | £766k | £507k | £532k | £769k |
| Profit (best available) | £766k | £507k | £532k | £769k |
| Staff costs | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 9.4% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 14.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £985k | £820k | £789k | £776k |
| Profit per employee | £16.6k | £11.3k | £12.1k | £17.9k |
| Cash conversion | −66.3% | −26.9% | −126.4% | −234.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.6% | ▼5.9% | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼33.9% | ▲4.9% | ▲44.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▼2.2% | ▼2.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £52.2k | £60.1k | £6.4k | £256k |
| Net assets | £7.4m | £7.9m | £8.4m | £9.2m |
| Fixed assets | £4m | £4.2m | £5.1m | £5.3m |
| Current assets | £10.1m | £10.6m | £9.7m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £4m | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£647k | −£232k | −£1.3m | −£2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £776k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −234.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £9.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲3909%
- Now £256k
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 43
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £5.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £769k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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