How much does Stephen Austin & Sons Limited make?

Stephen Austin & Sons Limited reported revenue of £12.6m and £62k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stephen Austin & Sons Limited have?

Stephen Austin & Sons Limited reported an average of 82 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Stephen Austin & Sons Limited profitable?

Yes — Stephen Austin & Sons Limited reported a profit of £62k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04381773 · Incorporated 26 Feb 2002

Stephen Austin & Sons Limited

Registered name: STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED

Part of S a Printing Group Limited group

Stephen Austin & Sons Limited made £12.6m revenue and £62k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Stephen Austin & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £12.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £62k profit and 82 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Hertford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Hertford, East of England
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£12.6m

Growth ▲5.1%

Profit

£62k

Growth ▼69.8%

Profit margin

0.5%

Gross 38.7%

Employees

Change ▼9.9%

Profit / employee

£756

Revenue/employee £154k

Profitable streak

2yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£33.4m	£17.2m	£12m	£12.6m
Cost of sales	£18.8m	£11.2m	£7.3m	£7.7m
Gross profit	£14.6m	£6m	£4.7m	£4.9m
Operating profit	£3.4m	−£268k	£468k	£297k
Profit before tax	£3.3m	−£350k	£291k	£207k
Profit after tax	£2.9m	−£227k	£205k	£62k
Profit (best available)	£2.9m	−£227k	£205k	£62k
Staff costs	£6.3m	£6m	£4.7m	£4m
Employees (average)	138	124	91	82
Ratios
Profit margin	8.8%	−1.3%	1.7%	0.5%
Gross margin	43.8%	35%	39.2%	38.7%
Revenue per employee	£242k	£138k	£132k	£154k
Profit per employee	£21.2k	−£1.8k	£2.3k	£756
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼48.7%	▼30%	▲5.1%
Profit growth	—	▼107.7%	—	▼69.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼10.1%	▼26.6%	▼9.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.6m	£2.1m	£4.1m	£1.7m
Net assets	£9m	£5.4m	£5.6m	£5.8m
Fixed assets	£2m	£3m	£2.5m	£4.1m
Current assets	£17m	£11.5m	£11.1m	£8.3m
Debtors	£3.4m	£4.6m	£1.9m	£3.7m
Deferred income	£4.5m	£1.6m	£23k	£16k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 38.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £154k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £756; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 32.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 29.7%; 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: ▲3%; Now £5.8m
Cash at bank: ▼59%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▼10%; Now 82
Deferred income: ▼30%; Now £16k
Fixed assets: ▲64%; Now £4.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

S a Printing Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Stephen Austin (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Stephen Austin & Sons Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Eyre & Spottiswoode LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Highland Media Group LtdFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2025 (profit £62k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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