Thornton Roofing (Ireland) Limited
Registered name: THORNTON ROOFING (IRELAND) LIMITED
Thornton Roofing (Ireland) Limited made £16.6m revenue and £765k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Thornton Roofing (Ireland) Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £16.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £765k profit and 93 employees. The company is classified under “roofing activities” and is based in Antrim; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.6m | £12.8m | £14.9m | £16.6m |
| Cost of sales | £8.6m | £9.6m | £10.7m | £12.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £3.2m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Profit before tax | £181k | £1m | £791k | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £170k | £993k | £434k | £765k |
| Profit (best available) | £170k | £993k | £434k | £765k |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 76 | 75 | 82 | 93 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.6% | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| Gross margin | 19.4% | 25.1% | 28.2% | 25.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £140k | £171k | £181k | £178k |
| Profit per employee | £2.2k | £13.2k | £5.3k | £8.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.1% | ▲16.2% | ▲11.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲484.7% | ▼56.3% | ▲76.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.3% | ▲9.3% | ▲13.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £629k | £788k | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £4.5m | £5m | £5.7m |
| Fixed assets | £582k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £2m |
| Current assets | £5.3m | £7.3m | £5.4m | £7m |
| Debtors | £259k | £198k | £297k | £713k |
| Cash from operations | £1.1m | −£48.8k | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £178k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £5.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲105%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 93
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £765k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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