W.h.palmer & Co.(Industries)limited
Registered name: W.H.PALMER & CO.(INDUSTRIES)LIMITED
W.h.palmer & Co.(Industries)limited made £32.1m revenue and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
W.h.palmer & Co.(Industries)limited’s revenue fell 9% to £32.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.9m profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Rugby; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rugby, West Midlands
- Age
- 64 yrs · since 1962
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.9m | £35.2m | £32.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£27.5m | −£26m | −£21.3m |
| Gross profit | £11.4m | £9.2m | £10.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.5m | −£670k | £4.9m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | −£649k | £5m |
| Profit after tax | £2.2m | −£379k | £3.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.2m | −£379k | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 75 | 76 | 63 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.6% | −1.1% | 12.3% |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 26.2% | 33.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £519k | £463k | £509k |
| Profit per employee | £29k | −£5k | £62.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼9.6% | ▼8.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼117.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▼17.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £509k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £62.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 63
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Alcohols LimitedRev. £32m · Profit £600k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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