Barlow & Sons (Hermitage) Limited
Registered name: BARLOW & SONS (HERMITAGE) LIMITED
Barlow & Sons (Hermitage) Limited made £385k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Barlow & Sons (Hermitage) Limited reported £385k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, down 64% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 19 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials” and is based in Thatcham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Thatcham, South East
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1964
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £465k | £643k | £1.1m | £385k |
| Profit (best available) | £465k | £643k | £1.1m | £385k |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £22.1k | £32.2k | £53.9k | £20.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲38.3% | ▲67.5% | ▼64.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.8% | 0% | ▼5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £995k | £1.3m | £2.8m | £2m |
| Net assets | £6.1m | £6.8m | £7.8m | £7.5m |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £6.3m | £6.1m | £6.1m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £2.1m | £3.6m | £3m |
| Debtors | £305k | £249k | £248k | £255k |
| Deferred income | £82.6k | £31.4k | £23.7k | £24.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.3k
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £7.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼27%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £24.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £6.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £385k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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