Thomas Armco and Fencing Ltd
Registered name: THOMAS ARMCO AND FENCING LTD
Part of Thomas Holdings (North West) Limited groupThomas Armco and Fencing Ltd made £894k profit in the year to 31 May 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Thomas Armco and Fencing Ltd reported £894k profit in the year to 31 May 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods” and is based in West Lothian; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Lothian, Scotland
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- 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: “Thomas Holdings (North West) Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.”
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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | −£490k | £894k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£490k | £894k |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 30 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | −£16.3k | £298k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £239k | £96.7k | £630k |
| Net assets | £5.6m | £5.1m | £2m |
| Fixed assets | £13.7m | £14m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.5m | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 |
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
- £298k
- 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
- —
- Now £2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £630k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £2.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Thomas Holdings (North West) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Thomas Armco and Fencing Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (14)
- Thomas Plant Hire LimitedRev. £56.3m · Profit £405k
- Thomas Contracting LimitedRev. £49.7m · Profit £3.1m
- Diggers (Bury) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lancashire Plant & Tool Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Manton Fork Lifts LimitedFigures not disclosed
- On Grade Machine Control LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Orbital Equipment Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Peel Plant LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sos Hose Services LimitedRev. — · Profit £67.8k
- Thomas Attachments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Cabin Hire & Sales LimitedRev. — · Profit £19.2k
- Thomas Plant and Body Repairs LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Plant Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Tool Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2024 (profit £894k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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