How much does A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP make?

A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP reported revenue of £2.7m and a loss of £164k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP have?

A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP profitable?

No — A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP reported a loss of £164k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. OC375141 · Incorporated 11 May 2012

A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP

Registered name: A PEARSON & SONS (1949) LLP

A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP made £2.7m revenue and a £164k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

A Pearson & Sons (1949) LLP’s revenue grew 23% to £2.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £164k and 16 employees. The company is based in Wilmslow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filed

Status: Active
Location: Wilmslow, North West
Age: 14 yrs · since 2012
Type: Limited Liability Partnership

Partnership. Profit is shown before the partners' own pay, so margins aren't comparable with a limited company. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less

Revenue

£2.7m

Growth ▲23.3%

Profit

−£164k

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.2%

Gross 10.1%

Employees

Change ▼20%

Profit / employee

−£10.3k

Revenue/employee £166k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2.1m	£2.2m	£2.7m
Cost of sales	£1.4m	£2.1m	£2.4m
Gross profit	£724k	£55k	£268k
Operating profit	£203k	−£1.6m	−£34.7k
Profit after tax	£202k	−£1.6m	−£164k
Profit (best available)	£202k	−£1.6m	−£164k
Employees (average)	22	20	16
Ratios
Profit margin	9.4%	−76%	−6.2%
Gross margin	33.9%	2.5%	10.1%
Revenue per employee	£97k	£108k	£166k
Profit per employee	£9.2k	−£81.9k	−£10.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.9%	▲23.3%
Profit growth	—	▼911.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼9.1%	▼20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £166k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼20%; Now 16
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£164k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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