Thomas Franks Limited
Registered name: THOMAS FRANKS LIMITED
Thomas Franks Limited made £1.9m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Thomas Franks Limited reported £1.9m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, down 6% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 2,732 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Hook Norton Banbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hook Norton Banbury, South East
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £55.1m | £77.5m | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £47.6m | £67.6m | — | — |
| Gross profit | £7.5m | £9.9m | — | — |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.1m | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £999k | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £884k | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £884k | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 1,295 | 1,676 | 2,180 | 2,732 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 1.1% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 12.8% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £42.5k | £46.2k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £823 | £527 | £950 | £709 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲40.6% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17.2% | ▲134.3% | ▼6.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲29.4% | ▲30.1% | ▲25.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £1.1m | £2m | £418k |
| Net assets | £4.7m | £5.6m | £6.9m | £8.4m |
| Fixed assets | £224k | £375k | £430k | £640k |
| Current assets | £13.2m | £16.3m | £21.9m | £28.3m |
| Debtors | £7.8m | £11.1m | £12.9m | £18.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £709
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £8.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼79%
- Now £418k
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 2,732
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲49%
- Now £640k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Thomas Franks London LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Franks Scotland LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Franks Share Scheme Nominee 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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