How much does A.e.r. Stafford Limited make?

A.e.r. Stafford Limited reported revenue of £15.4m and a loss of £675k in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.e.r. Stafford Limited have?

A.e.r. Stafford Limited reported an average of 121 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is A.e.r. Stafford Limited profitable?

No — A.e.r. Stafford Limited reported a loss of £675k in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 06860899 · Incorporated 27 Mar 2009

A.e.r. Stafford Limited

Registered name: A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED

Part of Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited group

A.e.r. Stafford Limited made £15.4m revenue and a £675k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

A.e.r. Stafford Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £15.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £675k and 121 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other plastic products” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 22290Manufacture of other plastic products

Status: Active
Location: Bristol, South West
Age: 17 yrs · since 2009
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. From the filing: “Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£15.4m

Growth ▲24.6%

Profit

−£675k

Growth ▼1361%

Profit margin

−4.4%

Gross 15.1%

Employees

121

Change ▲9%

Profit / employee

−£5.6k

Revenue/employee £127k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.4m	£15.4m
Cost of sales	£9.8m	£13.1m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£36.1k	−£675k
Profit before tax	£32.9k	−£676k
Profit after tax	£53.6k	−£675k
Profit (best available)	£53.6k	−£675k
Staff costs	£3.4m	£4.3m
Employees (average)	111	121
Ratios
Profit margin	0.4%	−4.4%
Gross margin	21.1%	15.1%
Revenue per employee	£112k	£127k
Profit per employee	£483	−£5.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.6%
Profit growth	—	▼1361%
Headcount growth	—	▲9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£228k	£116k
Net assets	£8.4m	£7.7m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.1m
Current assets	£12m	£12.1m
Debtors	£3.3m	£3m
Deferred income	£169k	£363k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £127k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.5%; 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: ▼8%; Now £7.7m
Cash at bank: ▼49%; Now £116k
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 121
Deferred income: ▲114%; Now £363k
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £2.1m

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

Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.e.r. Stafford Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (12)

Avon Engineered Rubber LimitedRev. £13.6m · Profit £108k
Foam Techniques LimitedRev. £9m · Profit £879k
Avon Tsa LimitedRev. £6.3m · Profit £367k
Edgewest Plastics (UK) LimitedRev. £6.2m · Profit −£441k
Avon Group Manufacturing LimitedRev. £4.7m · Profit −£255k
P & D Manufacturing LimitedRev. £4.4m · Profit £59.3k
Acoustaproducts LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit £322k
Scandura LimitedRev. £1.8m · Profit £166k
Park Hill Property Investments LimitedRev. £1.4m · Profit £761k
P.P. Injection Moulds & Mouldings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Slatebond LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Home of Foam LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£675k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.