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Company No. SC100720 · Incorporated 2 Sep 1986

James Strang Limited

Registered name: JAMES STRANG LIMITED

James Strang Limited made £17.3m revenue and £137k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

James Strang Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £17.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £137k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Stirlingshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Age
40 yrs · since 1986
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 immediate and ultimate parent company is Barclay Dougall (Holdings) Limited, a company”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£17.3m
Growth ▲7.7%
Profit
£137k
Growth ▲5.5%
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 22.6%
Employees
53
Change ▲3.9%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £326k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£16m£17.3m
Cost of sales——£13m£13.4m
Gross profit——£3.1m£3.9m
Profit before tax——£165k£175k
Profit after tax——£130k£137k
Profit (best available)——£130k£137k
Staff costs——£2.4m£2.8m
Employees (average)52505153
Ratios
Profit margin——0.8%0.8%
Gross margin——19.1%22.6%
Revenue per employee——£314k£326k
Profit per employee——£2.5k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲7.7%
Profit growth———▲5.5%
Headcount growth—▼3.9%▲2%▲3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2m£1m£2m£2.6m
Net assets—£1.9m£2m£2.2m
Fixed assets£204k£258k£379k£453k
Current assets—£4.6m£6.6m£6.4m
Debtors£937k£1.7m£3.2m£2.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£326k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.8%
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
▲7%
Now £2.2m
Cash at bank
▲30%
Now £2.6m
Headcount
▲4%
Now 53
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲19%
Now £453k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £137k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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