How much does A. F. Machinery Limited make?

A. F. Machinery Limited reported revenue of £16.5m and £6.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A. F. Machinery Limited have?

A. F. Machinery Limited reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is A. F. Machinery Limited profitable?

Yes — A. F. Machinery Limited reported a profit of £6.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02561921 · Incorporated 23 Nov 1990

A. F. Machinery Limited

Registered name: A. F. MACHINERY LIMITED

A. F. Machinery Limited made £16.5m revenue and £6.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

A. F. Machinery Limited’s revenue was £16.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £6.2m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “support activities for crop production” and is based in Thetford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01610Support activities for crop production

Status: Active
Location: Thetford, East of England
Age: 35 yrs · since 1990
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

£16.5m

Growth —

Profit

£6.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

37.4%

Gross 44.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£71k

Revenue/employee £190k

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 to	30 Sep 2022	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.3m	£19.4m	£16.5m
Cost of sales	£9.8m	£13.5m	£9.2m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£5.9m	£7.3m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£4.5m	£8.3m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£4.3m	£8.2m
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£3.3m	£6.2m
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£3.3m	£6.2m
Staff costs	£3.9m	£4.9m	£3.8m
Employees (average)	114	91	87
Ratios
Profit margin	10.6%	17.2%	37.4%
Gross margin	20.3%	30.3%	44.4%
Revenue per employee	£108k	£213k	£190k
Profit per employee	£11.5k	£36.6k	£71k
Cash conversion	78.1%	46%	12.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£314k	£365k	£328k
Net assets	£20.2m	£23.5m	£29.7m
Fixed assets	£15.4m	£14m	£16.4m
Current assets	£13.3m	£16.7m	£20.3m
Debtors	£5.8m	£1.1m	£5.8m
Deferred income	£295k	£126k	£332k
Cash from operations	£1.3m	£2.1m	£1.1m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 37.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 44.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £190k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £71k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 12.8%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 99.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 35.3%; 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 £29.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now £328k
Headcount: —; Now 87
Deferred income: —; Now £332k
Fixed assets: —; Now £16.4m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £6.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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