H.taylor & Son(Brockley)limited
Registered name: H.TAYLOR & SON(BROCKLEY)LIMITED
H.taylor & Son(Brockley)limited made £13.6m revenue and a £3.5m loss in the year to 30 Nov 2024.
H.taylor & Son(Brockley)limited’s revenue fell 2% to £13.6m in the year to 30 Nov 2024, with a loss of £3.5m and 86 employees. The company is classified under “building of pleasure and sporting boats” and is based in Romsey; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Romsey, South East
- Age
- 68 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 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.9m | £13.6m |
| Cost of sales | £10.9m | £11.1m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | −£2.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.7m | −£2.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£1m | −£3.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1m | −£3.5m |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 73 | 86 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −7.3% | −25.8% |
| Gross margin | 21.7% | 18.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £190k | £159k |
| Profit per employee | −£13.9k | −£41k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲17.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £70.2k | £276k |
| Net assets | £1.8m | −£1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £855k | £758k |
| Current assets | £5.9m | £3.8m |
| Debtors | £704k | £510k |
| Cash from operations | £268k | £560k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −25.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £159k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£41k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▼206%
- Now −£1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲293%
- Now £276k
- Headcount
- ▲18%
- Now 86
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £758k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Cheetah Marine International LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ocean Play Marine LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The RS Electric Boat Co LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2024 (profit −£3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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