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Company No. SC296722 · Incorporated 7 Feb 2006

J & S Montgomery Limited

Registered name: J & S MONTGOMERY LIMITED

J & S Montgomery Limited made £23.2m revenue and £484k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

J & S Montgomery Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £23.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £484k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “repair of machinery” and is based in Neith; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33120Repair of machinerySIC 46140Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
Status
Active
Location
Neith, Scotland
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2024

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£23.2m
Growth ▲0.5%
Profit
£484k
Growth ▲16.3%
Profit margin
2.1%
Gross 15.6%
Employees
53
Change ▼5.4%
Profit / employee
£9.1k
Revenue/employee £438k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Oct 202231 Oct 202331 Oct 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£21m£23.1m£23.2m
Cost of sales£18m£19.4m£19.6m
Gross profit£3m£3.7m£3.6m
Profit before tax£681k£537k£662k
Profit after tax£608k£416k£484k
Profit (best available)£608k£416k£484k
Staff costs£1.8m£2m£2.1m
Employees (average)525653
Ratios
Profit margin2.9%1.8%2.1%
Gross margin14.1%16%15.6%
Revenue per employee£404k£413k£438k
Profit per employee£11.7k£7.4k£9.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲10%▲0.5%
Profit growth—▼31.6%▲16.3%
Headcount growth—▲7.7%▼5.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£460k£459k£494k
Net assets£3.6m£3.8m£4.1m
Fixed assets£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m
Current assets£9.7m£7.5m£8.7m
Debtors£2.3m£1.8m£2m
Deferred income£168k£176k£177k
Cash from operations−£583k−£1m−£582k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£438k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.7%
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 £4.1m
Cash at bank
▲8%
Now £494k
Headcount
▼5%
Now 53
Deferred income
▲0%
Now £177k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £1.9m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 Oct 2024 (profit £484k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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