How much does R.T. Stuart Limited make?

R.T. Stuart Limited reported revenue of £10.4m and £948k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does R.T. Stuart Limited have?

R.T. Stuart Limited reported an average of 156 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is R.T. Stuart Limited profitable?

Yes — R.T. Stuart Limited reported a profit of £948k in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. SC021805 · Incorporated 23 Jul 1941

R.T. Stuart Limited

Registered name: R.T. STUART LIMITED

Part of R T Stuart Holdings Ltd group

R.T. Stuart Limited made £10.4m revenue and £948k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text

R.T. Stuart Limited’s revenue was £10.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £948k profit and 156 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Methil; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Status: Active
Location: Methil, 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Doing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£10.4m

Growth ▲0%

Profit

£948k

Growth ▼16.5%

Profit margin

9.1%

Gross 42.8%

Employees

156

Change ▼3.1%

Profit / employee

£6.1k

Revenue/employee £66.5k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2026
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£9.6m	£10.4m	£10.4m
Cost of sales	—	£6.1m	£6.3m	£5.9m
Gross profit	—	£3.5m	£4.1m	£4.4m
Operating profit	—	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Profit before tax	—	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.1m
Profit after tax	—	£1.1m	£1.1m	£948k
Profit (best available)	—	£1.1m	£1.1m	£948k
Staff costs	—	£3.2m	£3.5m	£3.9m
Employees (average)	162	156	161	156
Ratios
Profit margin	—	11.6%	10.9%	9.1%
Gross margin	—	36.5%	39.7%	42.8%
Revenue per employee	—	£61.4k	£64.4k	£66.5k
Profit per employee	—	£7.1k	£7.1k	£6.1k
Cash conversion	—	108.7%	75%	71.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲8.4%	▲0%
Profit growth	—	—	▲2.2%	▼16.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.7%	▲3.2%	▼3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	—	£1.5m	£738k	£840k
Net assets	—	£3.9m	£403k	£673k
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£2.9m	£156k	—
Debtors	£415k	£422k	£480k	£485k
Deferred income	£140k	£98.5k	£86.2k	£61.9k
Cash from operations	—	£1.6m	£1.2m	£827k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 42.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £66.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 71.8%; 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: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.7%; 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: ▲67%; Now £673k
Cash at bank: ▲14%; Now £840k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 156
Deferred income: ▼28%; Now £61.9k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

R T Stuart Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
R.T. Stuart Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

R.T. Stuart Bakers LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £948k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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