How much does Manthorpe Engineering Limited make?

Manthorpe Engineering Limited reported revenue of £12.5m and £1m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Manthorpe Engineering Limited have?

Manthorpe Engineering Limited reported an average of 93 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Manthorpe Engineering Limited profitable?

Yes — Manthorpe Engineering Limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 01810526 · Incorporated 24 Apr 1984

Manthorpe Engineering Limited

Registered name: MANTHORPE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Part of Manthorpe Holdings Limited group

Manthorpe Engineering Limited made £12.5m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Manthorpe Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £12.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1m profit and 93 employees. The company is classified under “machining” and is based in Ripley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25620Machining SIC 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Ripley, East Midlands
Age: 42 yrs · since 1984
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£12.5m

Growth ▲5%

Profit

£1m

Growth ▲25.1%

Profit margin

8.1%

Gross 31.5%

Employees

Change ▲4.5%

Profit / employee

£10.8k

Revenue/employee £134k

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 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)	£9.8m	£9.9m	£11.9m	£12.5m
Cost of sales	£7.4m	£6.4m	£8.6m	£8.5m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£3.5m	£3.3m	£3.9m
Profit before tax	£398k	£838k	£910k	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£433k	£646k	£806k	£1m
Profit (best available)	£433k	£646k	£806k	£1m
Staff costs	£3.2m	£3.8m	£3.7m	£4.2m
Employees (average)	87	89	89	93
Ratios
Profit margin	4.4%	6.5%	6.8%	8.1%
Gross margin	24.4%	35.1%	27.6%	31.5%
Revenue per employee	£113k	£111k	£133k	£134k
Profit per employee	£5k	£7.3k	£9.1k	£10.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.7%	▲20.1%	▲5%
Profit growth	—	▲49.2%	▲24.7%	▲25.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.3%	0%	▲4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.8m	£777k	£2m	£2.3m
Net assets	£4.3m	£4.9m	£5.7m	£6.7m
Fixed assets	£2m	£1.9m	£1.8m	£1.8m
Current assets	£5.5m	£6.9m	£6.3m	£8.2m
Debtors	£2m	£3m	£2.1m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£251k	£350k	—	—
Cash from operations	£1.5m	−£641k	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £134k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £10.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.4%; 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: ▲18%; Now £6.7m
Cash at bank: ▲18%; Now £2.3m
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 93
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £1.8m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Manthorpe Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Manthorpe Limited75–100%
Manthorpe Engineering Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Purpose Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wagstaff and Appleton LimitedFigures 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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