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Company No. 04503934 · Incorporated 6 Aug 2002

Thomas Bow Limited

Registered name: THOMAS BOW LIMITED

Part of Breedon Group PLC group

Thomas Bow Limited made £36.3m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Thomas Bow Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £36.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.1m profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 42110Construction of roads and motorwaysSIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Nottingham, East Midlands
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 Mar 2026

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£36.3m
Growth ▼3.5%
Profit
£1.1m
Growth ▲8.7%
Profit margin
3%
Gross 9%
Employees
75
Change ▲2.7%
Profit / employee
£14.3k
Revenue/employee £483k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£34.2m£37.6m£37.6m£36.3m
Cost of sales£31.8m£34.5m£34.5m£33m
Gross profit£2.4m£3.1m£3m£3.3m
Operating profit£955k£1.2m£1.2m£1.3m
Profit before tax£1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.4m
Profit after tax£834k£968k£988k£1.1m
Profit (best available)£834k£968k£988k£1.1m
Staff costs£3.8m£4.3m£4.8m£5.6m
Employees (average)67717375
Ratios
Profit margin2.4%2.6%2.6%3%
Gross margin7%8.4%8.1%9%
Revenue per employee£510k£530k£515k£483k
Profit per employee£12.4k£13.6k£13.5k£14.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲10.2%▼0.2%▼3.5%
Profit growth—▲16.1%▲2.1%▲8.7%
Headcount growth—▲6%▲2.8%▲2.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.4m£5.4m£5.6m£5.8m
Net assets£2.9m£3.1m£3.1m£3.2m
Fixed assets£988k£971k£1.2m£1.1m
Current assets£12.6m£17.1m£15.2m£15.8m
Debtors£4m£8.3m£6.3m£6.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£483k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£14.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17%
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 £3.2m
Cash at bank
▲5%
Now £5.8m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 75
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £1.1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Breedon Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. Breedon Midco Limited75–100%
  3. Breedon Trading Limited75–100%
  4. Thomas Bow Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Sister companies (25)

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 Mar 2026 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026

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