Owen Taylor and Sons Holdings Limited
Registered name: OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Owen Taylor and Sons Holdings Limited made £28.9m revenue and £805k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text
Owen Taylor and Sons Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £28.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £805k profit and 166 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Derby; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.2m | £23.8m | £26.7m | £26.7m | £28.9m |
| Cost of sales | £14.3m | £19.4m | £22m | £22.2m | £24.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.9m | £4.4m | £4.8m | £4.5m | £4.3m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £2m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £758k |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £2m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £805k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £805k |
| Employees (average) | 139 | 154 | 170 | 167 | 166 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 7.7% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | 16.9% | 18.6% | 17.8% | 17% | 14.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £124k | £154k | £157k | £160k | £174k |
| Profit per employee | £9.6k | £10.5k | £7.4k | £7.5k | £4.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲38.4% | ▲12.3% | ▲0.1% | ▲8.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲22% | ▼22.7% | ▲0% | ▼35.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.8% | ▲10.4% | ▼1.8% | ▼0.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £93.5k | £2m | £2.5m | £4.2m | £3.8m |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £5m | £5.9m | £7.2m | £8.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £3.2m | £4.1m | £5.4m | £6.2m |
| Debtors | £9.2k | £22.3k | £36.8k | £13.6k | £7.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £174k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £8.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £3.8m
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 166
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲17%
- Now £2.1m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Owen Taylor and Sons LimitedRev. £28.9m · Profit £797k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £805k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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