M.J. Sections Limited
Registered name: M.J. SECTIONS LIMITED
Part of MJ Sections Aerospace Group Limited groupM.J. Sections Limited made £30.6m revenue and a £195k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
M.J. Sections Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £30.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £195k and 249 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Netherton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Netherton, West Midlands
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £22.8m | £26.1m | £28.1m | £30.6m |
| Cost of sales | £12.6m | £16.3m | £18.4m | £25.1m |
| Gross profit | £10.2m | £9.8m | £9.7m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £4.9m | £4.3m | −£338k |
| Profit before tax | £4m | £5m | £4.3m | −£231k |
| Profit after tax | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.4m | −£195k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.4m | −£195k |
| Staff costs | £10.9m | £10.2m | £12.8m | £13.6m |
| Employees (average) | 168 | 189 | 218 | 249 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 15.2% | 14.6% | 12.2% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | 44.9% | 37.7% | 34.5% | 17.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £136k | £138k | £129k | £123k |
| Profit per employee | £20.6k | £20.2k | £15.7k | −£782 |
| Cash conversion | 18.8% | −99.3% | −131.1% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.4% | ▲7.6% | ▲8.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▼10.3% | ▼105.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.5% | ▲15.3% | ▲14.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.6m | £4.7m | £4.7m | £7.2m |
| Net assets | £27.7m | £31.5m | £23.6m | £23.4m |
| Fixed assets | £6.5m | £11.7m | £5.8m | £5.3m |
| Current assets | £23.9m | £24.4m | £23.6m | £23.2m |
| Debtors | £6.3m | £6.5m | £7.3m | £6.6m |
| Cash from operations | £747k | −£4.9m | −£5.7m | −£3.4m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £123k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£782
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.6%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £23.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲55%
- Now £7.2m
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 249
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £5.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- MJ Sections Aerospace Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- M.J. Sections Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Electro Aerospace 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£195k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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