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Company No. SC292873 · Incorporated 8 Nov 2005

T French & Son Ltd

Registered name: T FRENCH & SON LTD

T French & Son Ltd made £12m revenue and £384k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

T French & Son Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £12m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £384k profit and 91 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Cumnock; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Cumnock, Scotland
Age
20 yrs · since 2005
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£12m
Growth ▼4%
Profit
£384k
Growth ▼32.1%
Profit margin
3.2%
Gross 6.6%
Employees
91
Change ▼2.1%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £132k
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 Oct 202231 Oct 202331 Oct 202431 Oct 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.3m£12.8m£12.5m£12m
Cost of sales£12m£11.5m£11.4m£11.2m
Gross profit£1.3m£1.3m£1.1m£788k
Operating profit£883k£797k£658k£520k
Profit before tax£818k£799k£732k£521k
Profit after tax£559k£617k£565k£384k
Profit (best available)£559k£617k£565k£384k
Staff costs£4.2m£4.2m£4.4m£4.4m
Employees (average)98979391
Ratios
Profit margin4.2%4.8%4.5%3.2%
Gross margin10%10.1%8.9%6.6%
Revenue per employee£136k£132k£135k£132k
Profit per employee£5.7k£6.4k£6.1k£4.2k
Cash conversion−161.5%−206.2%−210%−238%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.1%▼1.9%▼4%
Profit growth—▲10.3%▼8.4%▼32.1%
Headcount growth—▼1%▼4.1%▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£1.1m£1.5m£2.1m
Net assets£5.2m£5.7m£6.1m£6.4m
Fixed assets£4.2m£4.9m£4.7m£4.3m
Current assets£3.5m£3.4m£3.6m£4.3m
Debtors£1.9m£2m£1.9m£1.7m
Deferred income£176k£233k£241k£274k
Cash from operations−£1.4m−£1.6m−£1.4m−£1.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£132k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−238%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
35.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
14.4%
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
▲4%
Now £6.4m
Cash at bank
▲45%
Now £2.1m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 91
Deferred income
▲14%
Now £274k
Fixed assets
▼9%
Now £4.3m

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 Oct 2025 (profit £384k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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