FGS Pilcher Ltd
Registered name: FGS PILCHER LTD
FGS Pilcher Ltd made £6.3m revenue and £492k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
FGS Pilcher Ltd’s revenue grew 15% to £6.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £492k profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Pluckley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pluckley, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £5.5m | £6.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £4.8m | £4.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £691k | £1.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £76.7k | £694k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £59.1k | £656k |
| Profit after tax | £362k | £107k | −£164k | £492k |
| Profit (best available) | £362k | £107k | −£164k | £492k |
| Employees (average) | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 12.6% | 23.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £212k | £234k |
| Profit per employee | £16.5k | £4.9k | −£6.3k | £18.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲15% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼70.5% | ▼253.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲18.2% | ▲3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £414k | £51.1k | £89.4k | £188k |
| Net assets | £724k | £831k | £667k | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £825k | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £963k | £821k | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £318k | £492k | £627k | £881k |
| Deferred income | £75.1k | £103k | £327k | £201k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £234k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 19%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.9%
- 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
- ▲74%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲110%
- Now £188k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 27
- Deferred income
- ▼39%
- Now £201k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £1.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- FGS Agri Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £492k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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