Arthur Stephenson(Engineers)limited
Registered name: ARTHUR STEPHENSON(ENGINEERS)LIMITED
Arthur Stephenson(Engineers)limited made £12.6m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Arthur Stephenson(Engineers)limited’s revenue grew 18% to £12.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £2m profit and 65 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Atherton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Atherton, North West
- Age
- 68 yrs · since 1958
- 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 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £7.9m | £10.7m | £12.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | £4.9m | £6.8m | £7.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.1m | £3.9m | £5.3m |
| Operating profit | — | £1m | £1.5m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1m | £1.5m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | £873k | £1.1m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £873k | £1.1m | £2m |
| Staff costs | — | £3.1m | £3.8m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 70 | 60 | 66 | 65 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 11% | 10.6% | 16.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.5% | 36.7% | 41.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £132k | £163k | £195k |
| Profit per employee | — | £14.6k | £17.2k | £31.4k |
| Cash conversion | — | −28.4% | −82.5% | −118.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲35.2% | ▲17.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲29.9% | ▲79.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.3% | ▲10% | ▼1.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1m | £1m | £1.5m | £3.7m |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £4.2m | £4.9m | £6.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1m | £975k | £1.1m | £1m |
| Current assets | £3.4m | £4.9m | £6.1m | £7.8m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £2.3m | £3.2m | £2.9m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£292k | −£1.3m | −£3.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 16.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £195k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −118.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.8%
- 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
- ▲31%
- Now £6.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲153%
- Now £3.7m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 65
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £1m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Edward Ormerod & Co.,limitedFigures 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 Jun 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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