Deacon Brothers (Printers) Limited
Registered name: DEACON BROTHERS (PRINTERS) LIMITED
Part of Deacon Brothers (Holdings) Limited groupDeacon Brothers (Printers) Limited made £7.1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Deacon Brothers (Printers) Limited reported £7.1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 11 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paper stationery” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 72 yrs · since 1954
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £176k | £198k |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | −£20.3k | £9.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | −£20.4k | £8.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | −£19.1k | £7.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | −£19.1k | £7.1k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£1.6k | £644 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | 0% | ▼7.7% | ▼8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £83.3k | £53.4k | £52.6k | £19.3k | £682 |
| Net assets | £261k | £262k | £264k | £245k | £252k |
| Fixed assets | £17.5k | £14.4k | £28.8k | £23.7k | £18.6k |
| Current assets | £387k | £375k | £348k | £310k | £327k |
| Debtors | £243k | £107k | £105k | £243k | £288k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £644
- 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.
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
- ▲3%
- Now £252k
- Cash at bank
- ▼96%
- Now £682
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £18.6k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Deacon Brothers (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Deacon Brothers (Printers) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £7.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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