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
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 49 | 59 | 54 | 61 |
| 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 |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
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.
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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