How much does George Cox & Sons Limited make?

George Cox & Sons Limited reported revenue of £34.8m and £1.6m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does George Cox & Sons Limited have?

George Cox & Sons Limited reported an average of 117 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is George Cox & Sons Limited profitable?

Yes — George Cox & Sons Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 02775128 · Incorporated 4 Jan 1993

George Cox & Sons Limited

Registered name: GEORGE COX & SONS LIMITED

Part of George Cox Limited group

George Cox & Sons Limited made £34.8m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

George Cox & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 36% to £34.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.6m profit and 117 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Farnworth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 42110Construction of roads and motorways

Status: Active
Location: Farnworth, North West
Age: 33 yrs · since 1993
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: “George Cox Limited,”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£34.8m

Growth ▲35.8%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▲52.7%

Profit margin

4.7%

Gross 15.3%

Employees

117

Change ▲17%

Profit / employee

£13.8k

Revenue/employee £297k

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 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.1m	£17.5m	£25.6m	£34.8m
Cost of sales	£9.3m	£14.1m	£21.9m	£29.4m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£3.4m	£3.7m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£354k	£1.4m	£1.3m	£2.2m
Profit before tax	£349k	£1.4m	£1.3m	£2.2m
Profit after tax	£283k	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£283k	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.9m	£4.3m	£5.6m
Employees (average)	70	75	100	117
Ratios
Profit margin	2.6%	6.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Gross margin	16.2%	19.2%	14.3%	15.3%
Revenue per employee	£158k	£233k	£256k	£297k
Profit per employee	£4k	£14.5k	£10.6k	£13.8k
Cash conversion	−139.4%	−76%	−188.4%	143.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲58.3%	▲46.3%	▲35.8%
Profit growth	—	▲284.8%	▼2.5%	▲52.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.1%	▲33.3%	▲17%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£823k	£1.3m	£2.4m	£3.3m
Net assets	£828k	£1.5m	£1.6m	£870k
Current assets	£4.1m	£7.9m	£8.5m	£10.3m
Debtors	£1.3m	£2.6m	£3.3m	£4.5m
Deferred income	£277k	£882k	£978k	£1.7m
Cash from operations	−£493k	−£1.1m	−£2.5m	£3.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £297k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 143.9%; 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: 4.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.9%; 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: ▼46%; Now £870k
Cash at bank: ▲35%; Now £3.3m
Headcount: ▲17%; Now 117
Deferred income: ▲75%; Now £1.7m
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

George Cox Limitedultimate parent75–100%
George Cox & Sons Limitedthis company

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

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 Sep 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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