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Company No. 04069159 · Incorporated 11 Sep 2000

Precision Refrigeration Limited

Registered name: PRECISION REFRIGERATION LIMITED

Precision Refrigeration Limited made £10.5m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Precision Refrigeration Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £10.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £1.4m profit and 61 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment” and is based in Thetford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Thetford, East of England
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£10.5m
Growth ▲9.7%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▼33.4%
Profit margin
13.2%
Gross 38.6%
Employees
61
Change ▲13%
Profit / employee
£22.8k
Revenue/employee £172k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 202531 Jan 2026
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£9.5m£9.6m£10.5m
Cost of sales—£5.7m£5.6m£6.5m
Gross profit—£3.7m£3.9m£4.1m
Operating profit——£1.7m£1.5m
Profit before tax—£1.9m£2.6m£1.8m
Profit after tax—£1.6m£2.1m£1.4m
Profit (best available)—£1.6m£2.1m£1.4m
Staff costs—£957k£1m£1.3m
Employees (average)49595461
Ratios
Profit margin—17.3%21.8%13.2%
Gross margin—39.5%41.2%38.6%
Revenue per employee—£161k£177k£172k
Profit per employee—£27.8k£38.7k£22.8k
Cash conversion——117.2%78.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲1%▲9.7%
Profit growth——▲27.4%▼33.4%
Headcount growth—▲20.4%▼8.5%▲13%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.3m£3.2m£5.4m£2.1m
Net assets£4.8m£6.3m£7.8m£9m
Fixed assets£1.4m£1.2m£1.1m£4.5m
Current assets£5.6m£7.3m£9.3m£6m
Debtors£1.4m£1.2m£1m£1m
Cash from operations—£839k£2m£1.1m
SourceFilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
13.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
38.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£172k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£22.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
78.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
43.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10%
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
▲15%
Now £9m
Cash at bank
▼61%
Now £2.1m
Headcount
▲13%
Now 61
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲322%
Now £4.5m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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