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Company No. 06045820 · Incorporated 9 Jan 2007

Paterson & Cooke Group Limited

Registered name: PATERSON & COOKE GROUP LIMITED

Paterson & Cooke Group Limited made £30.2m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Paterson & Cooke Group Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £30.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.5m profit and 190 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Truro; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Truro, South West
Age
19 yrs · since 2007
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£30.2m
Growth ▲13.7%
Profit
£2.5m
Growth ▲165.4%
Profit margin
8.2%
Gross 62.7%
Employees
190
Change ▲3.8%
Profit / employee
£13k
Revenue/employee £159k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£27.6m£26.6m£30.2m
Cost of sales−£13.2m−£11.7m−£11.3m
Gross profit£14.4m£14.9m£19m
Operating profit£2.2m£1.2m£3m
Profit before tax£2.2m£1.2m£3m
Profit after tax£1.7m£934k£2.5m
Profit (best available)£1.7m£934k£2.5m
Employees (average)173183190
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%3.5%8.2%
Gross margin52.2%56.1%62.7%
Revenue per employee£159k£145k£159k
Profit per employee£9.8k£5.1k£13k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼3.6%▲13.7%
Profit growth—▼44.7%▲165.4%
Headcount growth—▲5.8%▲3.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
62.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£159k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£13k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲4%
Now 190
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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