W.J. Clow & Company Limited
Registered name: W.J. CLOW & COMPANY LIMITED
W.J. Clow & Company Limited made £4.5m revenue and £301k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
W.J. Clow & Company Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £4.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £301k profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scotland
- Age
- 97 yrs · since 1928
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.7m | £5m | £4.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£2.8m | −£2.8m | −£2.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2m |
| Operating profit | £347k | £439k | £263k |
| Profit before tax | £598k | £476k | £398k |
| Profit after tax | £507k | £358k | £301k |
| Profit (best available) | £507k | £358k | £301k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 10.9% | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | 40.7% | 44.3% | 44% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8% | ▼11.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼29.5% | ▼15.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Clow Group Ltd.Rev. £5m · Profit £279k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £301k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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