How much does Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited make?

Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited reported revenue of £7.7m and £10.8k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited have?

Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited reported an average of 113 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited profitable?

Yes — Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited reported a profit of £10.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC021724 · Incorporated 26 Apr 1941

Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited

Registered name: STEWART-BUCHANAN GAUGES LIMITED

Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited made £7.7m revenue and £10.8k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £7.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £10.8k profit and 113 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control”; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26513Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control

Status: Active
Location: Scotland
Age: 85 yrs · since 1941
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's ultimate controlling party is the Trustees of the Stewart-Buchanan Gauges Employee Benefit Trust.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£7.7m

Growth ▼1%

Profit

£10.8k

Growth —

Profit margin

0.1%

Gross 18.9%

Employees

113

Change ▼2.6%

Profit / employee

£96

Revenue/employee £68.6k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.8m	£7.7m
Cost of sales	£6.6m	£6.3m
Gross profit	£1.2m	£1.5m
Operating profit	−£426k	£23.7k
Profit before tax	−£418k	£28k
Profit after tax	−£324k	£10.8k
Profit (best available)	−£324k	£10.8k
Staff costs	—	£4.6m
Employees (average)	116	113
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.1%	0.1%
Gross margin	15.7%	18.9%
Revenue per employee	£67.5k	£68.6k
Profit per employee	−£2.8k	£96
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£638k	£196k
Net assets	£5m	£5m
Fixed assets	£2.3m	£2.3m
Current assets	£3.5m	£3.9m
Debtors	£1.1m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£75.3k	£138k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £68.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £96; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 29.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.9%; 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: ▼0%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▼69%; Now £196k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 113
Deferred income: ▲84%; Now £138k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £2.3m

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £10.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026

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