How much does Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited make?

Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited reported revenue of £11.4m and a loss of £208k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited have?

Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited reported an average of 36 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited profitable?

No — Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited reported a loss of £208k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC036052 · Incorporated 24 Jan 1961

Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited

Registered name: LAIRD BROTHERS (FORFAR) LIMITED

Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited made £11.4m revenue and a £208k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Laird Brothers (Forfar) Limited’s revenue was £11.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £208k and 36 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes” and is based in Forfar; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 23610Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes

Status: Active
Location: Forfar, Scotland
Age: 65 yrs · since 1961
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

£11.4m

Growth ▲0.1%

Profit

−£208k

Growth ▼161.8%

Profit margin

−1.8%

Gross 21.3%

Employees

Change ▲5.9%

Profit / employee

−£5.8k

Revenue/employee £315k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.7m	£13.5m	£11.3m	£11.4m
Cost of sales	£9.7m	£9.9m	£8.5m	£8.9m
Gross profit	£4m	£3.6m	£2.9m	£2.4m
Operating profit	£2.3m	£1.6m	£279k	−£316k
Profit before tax	£2.3m	£1.6m	£275k	−£292k
Profit after tax	£1.9m	£1.2m	£337k	−£208k
Profit (best available)	£1.9m	£1.2m	£337k	−£208k
Staff costs	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.7m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	30	34	34	36
Ratios
Profit margin	13.7%	9.2%	3%	−1.8%
Gross margin	29.2%	26.5%	25.5%	21.3%
Revenue per employee	£457k	£398k	£334k	£315k
Profit per employee	£62.4k	£36.5k	£9.9k	−£5.8k
Cash conversion	65.7%	86.2%	500.6%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.3%	▼16.1%	▲0.1%
Profit growth	—	▼33.7%	▼72.8%	▼161.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲13.3%	0%	▲5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£1m	£283k	£1m
Net assets	£6.6m	£7.6m	£7.8m	£7.4m
Fixed assets	£4.2m	£5.3m	£6m	£5.8m
Current assets	£6.3m	£6m	£4.5m	£4.6m
Debtors	£2.9m	£2.4m	£2m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£66.3k	£133k	£163k	£177k
Cash from operations	£1.5m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.2m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 21.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £315k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 50.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.9%; 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: ▼5%; Now £7.4m
Cash at bank: ▲257%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 36
Deferred income: ▲8%; Now £177k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £5.8m

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£208k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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