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Company No. 02068788 · Incorporated 30 Oct 1986

G.T. Bunning & Sons Limited

Registered name: G.T. BUNNING & SONS LIMITED

G.T. Bunning & Sons Limited made £22.8m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

G.T. Bunning & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £22.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1m profit and 126 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of lifting and handling equipment” and is based in Gressenhall; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Gressenhall, East of England
Age
39 yrs · since 1986
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£22.8m
Growth ▲6.9%
Profit
£1m
Growth ▼6.6%
Profit margin
4.6%
Gross 29.3%
Employees
126
Change ▲10.5%
Profit / employee
£8.3k
Revenue/employee £181k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£23.4m£21.3m£22.8m
Cost of sales−£15.9m−£15.4m−£16.1m
Gross profit£7.5m£5.9m£6.7m
Operating profit£3m£1.5m£1.5m
Profit before tax£2.9m£1.5m£1.6m
Profit after tax£2.5m£1.1m£1m
Profit (best available)£2.5m£1.1m£1m
Employees (average)117114126
Ratios
Profit margin10.6%5.3%4.6%
Gross margin32%27.8%29.3%
Revenue per employee£200k£187k£181k
Profit per employee£21.2k£9.8k£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.9%▲6.9%
Profit growth—▼54.7%▼6.6%
Headcount growth—▼2.6%▲10.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
29.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£181k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲11%
Now 126
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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