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Company No. 01068402 · Incorporated 29 Aug 1972

Tom Parker Limited

Registered name: TOM PARKER LIMITED

Tom Parker Limited made £14.7m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Tom Parker Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £14.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.5m profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other machinery and equipment” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Preston, North West
Age
54 yrs · since 1972
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.7m
Growth ▼2.6%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth ▼11%
Profit margin
10.1%
Gross 48.5%
Employees
74
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£20.1k
Revenue/employee £199k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.9m£14.8m£15.1m£14.7m
Cost of sales£6.9m£7.5m£7.9m£7.6m
Gross profit£6m£7.3m£7.1m£7.1m
Operating profit£1.9m£2.8m£2.3m£2m
Profit before tax£1.9m£2.7m£2.2m£2m
Profit after tax£1.5m£2.2m£1.7m£1.5m
Profit (best available)£1.5m£2.2m£1.7m£1.5m
Staff costs£2.8m£3.3m£3.3m£3.5m
Employees (average)68727474
Ratios
Profit margin11.6%14.8%11.1%10.1%
Gross margin46.5%49.6%47.4%48.5%
Revenue per employee£189k£206k£204k£199k
Profit per employee£21.9k£30.5k£22.6k£20.1k
Cash conversion−106.4%−85.8%−92.2%−64.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲15.2%▲1.8%▼2.6%
Profit growth—▲47.1%▼23.7%▼11%
Headcount growth—▲5.9%▲2.8%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6m£1.5m£885k£433k
Net assets£4.2m£4.6m£4.5m£5.2m
Fixed assets£922k£920k£1.1m£1.1m
Current assets£6.8m£7.8m£6.8m£6.4m
Debtors£2.7m£3m£3.1m£3m
Deferred income£439k£581k£509k£348k
Cash from operations−£2m−£2.4m−£2.2m−£1.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
48.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£199k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£20.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−64.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲16%
Now £5.2m
Cash at bank
▼51%
Now £433k
Headcount
0%
Now 74
Deferred income
▼32%
Now £348k
Fixed assets
▲3%
Now £1.1m

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 Apr 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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