Nortons Fencing Limited
Registered name: NORTONS FENCING LIMITED
Nortons Fencing Limited made £1.7m revenue and £136k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Nortons Fencing Limited’s revenue grew 53% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £136k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Bury ST Edmunds; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bury ST Edmunds, East of England
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £1.1m | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £755k | £1.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £372k | £495k |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £69.5k | £168k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £45.2k | £136k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £45.2k | £136k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 4% | 7.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 33% | 28.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £1.1m | £1.7m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £45.2k | £136k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲53.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲200.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | 0% | ▼50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Net assets | £30.3k | £77.5k | £78.5k | £69.4k | £54.1k |
| Fixed assets | £118k | £190k | £220k | £336k | £406k |
| Current assets | £165k | £87.7k | £275k | £284k | £323k |
| Debtors | — | — | — | £133k | £167k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Director's Report and Unaudited Financial Statements · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £136k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.7%
- 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 £54.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲21%
- Now £406k
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Sources
Latest figures from Director's Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £136k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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