Jones Bros. Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co. Limited
Registered name: JONES BROS. RUTHIN (CIVIL ENGINEERING) CO. LIMITED
Part of Jones Bros Ruthin Co Limited groupJones Bros. Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co. Limited made £233m revenue and £9.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Jones Bros. Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co. Limited’s revenue grew 55% to £233m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £9.3m profit and 527 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Ruthin; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ruthin, Wales
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £116m | £106m | £156m | £151m | £233m |
| Cost of sales | £108m | £96.4m | £140m | £138m | £216m |
| Gross profit | £8.2m | £9.3m | £15.8m | £13m | £16.4m |
| Operating profit | £3.4m | £4.5m | £7.2m | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £3.4m | £4.5m | £7.2m | £6m | £9.3m |
| Profit after tax | £3.4m | £4.5m | £7.2m | £6m | £9.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.4m | £4.5m | £7.2m | £6m | £9.3m |
| Staff costs | £20.4m | £21.9m | £26.5m | £28.1m | £32.6m |
| Employees (average) | 462 | 439 | 456 | 479 | 527 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4% | 4% |
| Gross margin | 7% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £251k | £241k | £341k | £314k | £442k |
| Profit per employee | £7.3k | £10.2k | £15.8k | £12.5k | £17.7k |
| Cash conversion | −72.4% | −28.7% | −137.8% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.8% | ▲47.3% | ▼3.3% | ▲54.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲32.2% | ▲60.7% | ▼16.6% | ▲55.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5% | ▲3.9% | ▲5% | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £18.8m | £16.5m | £21.4m | £22.2m | £34.3m |
| Net assets | £16.2m | £16.7m | £18.9m | £19.9m | £24.2m |
| Fixed assets | £50 | £1k | £1k | £1k | £1k |
| Current assets | £41.3m | £39m | £53.9m | £53.1m | £87.6m |
| Debtors | £8m | £9.9m | £13.6m | £16m | £30.4m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.4m | −£1.3m | −£9.9m | −£5.8m | −£17.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £442k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.1%
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £24.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲55%
- Now £34.3m
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 527
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £1k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Jones Bros Ruthin Co Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Jones Bros. Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Jones Bros Ruthin (Infrastructure) 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 31 Mar 2026 (profit £9.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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