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Company No. SC025130 · Incorporated 8 Mar 1947

J Smart & Co (Contractors) P L C

Registered name: J SMART & CO (CONTRACTORS) P L C

J Smart & Co (Contractors) P L C made £23.2m revenue and £5.1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

J Smart & Co (Contractors) P L C’s revenue grew 6% to £23.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £5.1m profit and 142 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildingsSIC 41202Construction of domestic buildingsSIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Scotland
Age
79 yrs · since 1947
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£23.2m
Growth ▲5.5%
Profit
£5.1m
Growth ▲205.6%
Profit margin
22%
Gross 18.6%
Employees
142
Change ▲1.4%
Profit / employee
£36k
Revenue/employee £164k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.4m£13m£22m£23.2m
Cost of sales−£8.8m−£6.9m−£18m−£18.9m
Gross profit£5.6m£6m£4m£4.3m
Operating profit£7.8m−£657k£666k£5.2m
Profit before tax£8.2m£105k£2.4m£6.9m
Profit after tax£6.6m£200k£1.7m£5.1m
Profit (best available)£6.6m£200k£1.7m£5.1m
Employees (average)147152140142
Ratios
Profit margin45.9%1.5%7.6%22%
Gross margin38.6%46.6%18.3%18.6%
Revenue per employee£98k£85.3k£157k£164k
Profit per employee£45k£1.3k£11.9k£36k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼10%▲69.8%▲5.5%
Profit growth—▼97%▲736.5%▲205.6%
Headcount growth—▲3.4%▼7.9%▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets————
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
22%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£164k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£36k
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
▲1%
Now 142
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (7)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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