Norton Hydraulics Limited
Registered name: NORTON HYDRAULICS LIMITED
Norton Hydraulics Limited made £599k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Norton Hydraulics Limited reported £599k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, down 20% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 18 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of fluid power equipment” and is based in Hertford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hertford, East of England
- Age
- 59 yrs · since 1967
- 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 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £753k | £599k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £753k | £599k |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £41.8k | £33.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼20.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5% | ▼5.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £291k | £353k | £266k | £314k |
| Net assets | £554k | £643k | £763k | £440k |
| Fixed assets | £265k | £286k | £295k | £380k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Debtors | £927k | £701k | £1m | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 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
- £33.3k
- 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
- ▼42%
- Now £440k
- Cash at bank
- ▲18%
- Now £314k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲29%
- Now £380k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £599k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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