M. Wright & Sons Limited
Registered name: M. WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED
M. Wright & Sons Limited made £4.7m revenue and a £344k loss in the year to 28 Nov 2025.
M. Wright & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £4.7m in the year to 28 Nov 2025, with a loss of £344k and 56 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles” and is based in Loughborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Loughborough, East Midlands
- Age
- 25 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 | 2 Dec 2022 | 1 Dec 2023 | 29 Nov 2024 | 28 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.3m | £4.8m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Cost of sales | £3m | £3.4m | £3m | £3.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.4m | £924k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£85.7k | −£85.3k | −£352k | −£354k |
| Profit after tax | −£53.5k | −£348k | −£263k | −£344k |
| Profit (best available) | −£53.5k | −£348k | −£263k | −£344k |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 57 | 58 | 56 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | −7.2% | −6.8% | −7.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 28.9% | 23.8% | 30% |
| Revenue per employee | £88.3k | £84.6k | £66.9k | £83.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.1k | −£6.1k | −£4.5k | −£6.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.4% | ▼19.6% | ▲20.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.3% | ▲1.8% | ▼3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £902k | £613k | £628k | £419k |
| Net assets | £4.6m | £4.2m | £4m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Current assets | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.7m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £979k | £876k | £884k | £914k |
| Deferred income | £48.1k | £48.9k | £34.4k | £36.8k |
| Cash from operations | £353k | £137k | −£113k | −£210k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £83.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 35.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.6%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼33%
- Now £419k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 56
- Deferred income
- ▲7%
- Now £36.8k
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £1.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- C.lilley & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Nov 2025 (profit −£344k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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