Marchington Stone Limited
Registered name: MARCHINGTON STONE LIMITED
Part of Marchington Group Limited groupMarchington Stone Limited made £33.1m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Marchington Stone Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £33.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.2m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other intermediate products” and is based in Stockport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- Age
- 56 yrs · since 1970
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £29.3m | £34.5m | £35.2m | £33.1m |
| Cost of sales | £25.1m | £29.5m | £30.7m | £29.1m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £5m | £4.5m | £4m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.8m | £2.2m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £846k | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £846k | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | 14.2% | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Profit per employee | £33.8k | £54.1k | £62.4k | £46.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.7% | ▲2.2% | ▼6.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲72.8% | ▲11% | ▼25.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8% | ▼3.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.1m | £5m | £5.9m | £6.1m |
| Net assets | £6.1m | £6m | £6.3m | £6.7m |
| Fixed assets | £750k | £930k | £763k | £830k |
| Current assets | £12m | £12.2m | £12.3m | £12.3m |
| Debtors | £5.6m | £6.8m | £6.1m | £5.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £46.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.6%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £6.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲4%
- Now £6.1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 26
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £830k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Marchington Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Marchington Stone Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Marchington Property Group (Investments) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Marchington Sand Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shire Hill Quarries LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.8k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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