How much does WM Hamilton & Sons Limited make?

WM Hamilton & Sons Limited reported revenue of £21.7m and £5.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does WM Hamilton & Sons Limited have?

WM Hamilton & Sons Limited reported an average of 85 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is WM Hamilton & Sons Limited profitable?

Yes — WM Hamilton & Sons Limited reported a profit of £5.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC295966 · Incorporated 24 Jan 2006

WM Hamilton & Sons Limited

Registered name: WM HAMILTON & SONS LIMITED

Part of WM Hamilton Group Ltd group

WM Hamilton & Sons Limited made £21.7m revenue and £5.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

WM Hamilton & Sons Limited’s revenue was £21.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £5.6m profit and 85 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Lanarkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£21.7m

Growth ▼0.4%

Profit

£5.6m

Growth ▼19.6%

Profit margin

25.7%

Gross 43.4%

Employees

Change ▼7.6%

Profit / employee

£65.4k

Revenue/employee £255k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£21.8m	£21.7m
Cost of sales	—	—	£11.8m	£12.3m
Gross profit	—	—	£10m	£9.4m
Operating profit	—	—	£8.2m	£7.3m
Profit before tax	—	—	£9m	£7.4m
Profit after tax	£5.5m	£6.4m	£6.9m	£5.6m
Profit (best available)	£5.5m	£6.4m	£6.9m	£5.6m
Staff costs	—	—	£5m	£5.3m
Employees (average)	85	90	92	85
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	31.8%	25.7%
Gross margin	—	—	46%	43.4%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£237k	£255k
Profit per employee	£64.4k	£70.6k	£75.1k	£65.4k
Cash conversion	—	—	−120.7%	−101.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▼0.4%
Profit growth	—	▲16.1%	▲8.8%	▼19.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.9%	▲2.2%	▼7.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.8m	£2.7m	£2.7m	£3.2m
Net assets	£24.2m	£16.6m	£19.9m	£24.8m
Fixed assets	£13.7m	£12.8m	£18.3m	£17.1m
Current assets	£14.1m	£9.2m	£9.2m	£21.9m
Debtors	£2.8m	£3.6m	£3.4m	£3.8m
Cash from operations	—	—	−£9.9m	−£7.5m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 25.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £255k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £65.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −101.6%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 78.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.3%; 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: ▲25%; Now £24.8m
Cash at bank: ▲18%; Now £3.2m
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 85
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £17.1m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

WM Hamilton Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
WM Hamilton & Sons Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Cloburn Quarry Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Hamilton & Sons (Contractors) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers 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 £5.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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