How much does R. Plevin & Sons Limited make?

R. Plevin & Sons Limited reported revenue of £25.5m and a loss of £951k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does R. Plevin & Sons Limited have?

R. Plevin & Sons Limited reported an average of 165 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is R. Plevin & Sons Limited profitable?

No — R. Plevin & Sons Limited reported a loss of £951k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 01168723 · Incorporated 1 May 1974

R. Plevin & Sons Limited

Registered name: R. PLEVIN & SONS LIMITED

Part of Plevinco 2 Limited group

R. Plevin & Sons Limited made £25.5m revenue and a £951k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

R. Plevin & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £25.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £951k and 165 employees. The company is classified under “sawmilling and planing of wood” and is based in South Yorkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16100Sawmilling and planing of wood SIC 16290Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials

Status: Active
Location: South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 52 yrs · since 1974
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is Plevin Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£25.5m

Growth ▲2.5%

Profit

−£951k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.7%

Gross 12.4%

Employees

165

Change ▼0.6%

Profit / employee

−£5.8k

Revenue/employee £154k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.5m	£26.9m	£24.9m	£25.5m
Cost of sales	£25.9m	£23.4m	£22.6m	£22.3m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£3.6m	£2.3m	£3.2m
Operating profit	£1.2m	−£503k	—	−£279k
Profit before tax	£1.1m	−£747k	−£1.2m	−£703k
Profit after tax	£626k	−£424k	−£1.1m	−£951k
Profit (best available)	£626k	−£424k	−£1.1m	−£951k
Staff costs	£7m	£6.4m	£7m	£7m
Employees (average)	182	158	166	165
Ratios
Profit margin	2.1%	−1.6%	−4.3%	−3.7%
Gross margin	15.3%	13.3%	9.3%	12.4%
Revenue per employee	£168k	£170k	£150k	£154k
Profit per employee	£3.4k	−£2.7k	−£6.4k	−£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼11.8%	▼7.7%	▲2.5%
Profit growth	—	▼167.8%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼13.2%	▲5.1%	▼0.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£207k	£165k	£128k	£5.5k
Net assets	£4.7m	£4.3m	£3.2m	£4.1m
Fixed assets	£8.3m	£8.8m	£8.2m	£11m
Current assets	£8.2m	£8.5m	£9.8m	£8m
Debtors	£4.1m	£4.2m	£3.6m	£3.8m
Deferred income	£108k	£108k	£108k	£87.2k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £154k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 43.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.9%; 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: ▲30%; Now £4.1m
Cash at bank: ▼96%; Now £5.5k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 165
Deferred income: ▼19%; Now £87.2k
Fixed assets: ▲35%; Now £11m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Plevinco 2 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Plevin Holdings Limited75–100%
R. Plevin & Sons Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Snowflake Animal Bedding LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£951k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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