The Plough (Towcester) Ltd
Registered name: THE PLOUGH (TOWCESTER) LTD
The Plough (Towcester) Ltd made £486k revenue and £2.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
The Plough (Towcester) Ltd’s revenue grew 16% to £486k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £2.3k profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Towcester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Towcester, East Midlands
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £368k | £420k | £486k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£597 | £1.8k | £2.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£597 | £1.8k | £2.3k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £106k | £114k | £143k |
| Employees (average) | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £52.5k | £46.7k | £48.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£85 | £199 | £234 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲14.3% | ▲15.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲30.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼22.2% | ▲28.6% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Net assets | £67.8k | £70.4k | £69.8k | £77.2k | £79.5k |
| Fixed assets | £9.6k | £10.3k | £7.3k | £12.2k | £15.3k |
| Current assets | £134k | £131k | £157k | £143k | £136k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £234
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £79.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲26%
- Now £15.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £2.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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