How much does A.e. Rodda & Son Limited make?

A.e. Rodda & Son Limited reported revenue of £50.6m and £518k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.e. Rodda & Son Limited have?

A.e. Rodda & Son Limited reported an average of 176 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is A.e. Rodda & Son Limited profitable?

Yes — A.e. Rodda & Son Limited reported a profit of £518k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03833628 · Incorporated 31 Aug 1999

A.e. Rodda & Son Limited

Registered name: A.E. RODDA & SON LIMITED

Part of A.e. Rodda & Son Group Ltd group

A.e. Rodda & Son Limited made £50.6m revenue and £518k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

A.e. Rodda & Son Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £50.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £518k profit and 176 employees. The company is classified under “liquid milk and cream production” and is based in Redruth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10511Liquid milk and cream production

Status: Active
Location: Redruth, South West
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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: “A.E. Rodda & Son Group Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£50.6m

Growth ▲1.5%

Profit

£518k

Growth ▼57.1%

Profit margin

Gross 20.6%

Employees

176

Change ▼4.3%

Profit / employee

£2.9k

Revenue/employee £288k

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	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£51.3m	£49.9m	£50.6m
Cost of sales	£41.2m	£37.1m	£40.2m
Gross profit	£10.1m	£12.7m	£10.4m
Profit before tax	£187k	£1.7m	£774k
Profit after tax	£182k	£1.2m	£518k
Profit (best available)	£182k	£1.2m	£518k
Staff costs	£6m	£6.5m	£6.5m
Employees (average)	205	184	176
Ratios
Profit margin	0.4%	2.4%	1%
Gross margin	19.7%	25.5%	20.6%
Revenue per employee	£250k	£271k	£288k
Profit per employee	£888	£6.6k	£2.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.8%	▲1.5%
Profit growth	—	▲563.2%	▼57.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼10.2%	▼4.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£806k	£3.7m	£2.2m
Net assets	£7.1m	£8.3m	£8.9m
Fixed assets	£5.2m	£5.9m	£8.1m
Current assets	£11m	£12.2m	£11.6m
Debtors	£5.6m	£4.8m	£5.2m
Cash from operations	£88k	£4.3m	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £288k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 15.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.2%; 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: ▲6%; Now £8.9m
Cash at bank: ▼41%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 176
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲36%; Now £8.1m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

A.e. Rodda & Son Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
A.e. Rodda & Son 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £518k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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