G. & M. Paul Limited
Registered name: G. & M. PAUL LIMITED
G. & M. Paul Limited made £69.8m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 2 May 2025.
G. & M. Paul Limited’s revenue was £69.8m in the year to 2 May 2025, with £1.2m profit and 183 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 2 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 2 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £65.5m | — | £69.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£59.5m | — | −£62.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £6m | — | £6.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.6m | — | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £532k | — | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £43.1k | −£53.5k | £433k | £21.8k | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £43.1k | −£53.5k | £433k | £21.8k | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 183 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.7% | — | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 9.2% | — | 9.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £372k | — | £381k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.5k | — | £6.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼224% | — | — | ▲5596% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £854 | £9.6k | — | £6.5k | — |
| Net assets | £617k | £563k | — | £1.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £969k | £967k | — | £1.6m | — |
| Current assets | £11.3k | £34.9k | — | £74.8k | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £31.5k | £56.2k | — | £19k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £381k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.8k
- 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.
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
- —
- Now 183
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Bradbury & Son (Buxton) LimitedRev. £69.2m · Profit £1.3m
Minority corporate shareholders
- Estera Trust (Jersey) Limited (registered outside the UK register) 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 2 May 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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