Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limited
Registered name: PRITCHARD PATENT PRODUCT COMPANY (2001) LIMITED
Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limited made £9m revenue and a £140k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £9m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with a loss of £140k and 174 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Devon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Devon, South West
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10m | £9.4m | £9m |
| Cost of sales | £6.1m | £5.6m | £5.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £3.8m | £3.2m |
| Operating profit | £815k | −£162k | −£408k |
| Profit before tax | £648k | −£297k | −£320k |
| Profit after tax | £380k | −£282k | −£140k |
| Profit (best available) | £380k | −£282k | −£140k |
| Employees (average) | 150 | 180 | 174 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.8% | −3% | −1.6% |
| Gross margin | 39.3% | 40.2% | 36.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £66.7k | £52k | £51.4k |
| Profit per employee | £2.5k | −£1.6k | −£804 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.3% | ▼4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼174.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20% | ▼3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £83.2k | £83.2k | £83.2k |
| Fixed assets | £75.2k | £75.2k | £75.2k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £51.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£804
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £83.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 174
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £75.2k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Pritchard Patent Product Co. LimitedRev. £9.3m · Profit −£126k
- Howe and Davis LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Peco Publications & Publicity,limitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit −£140k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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