John Paton & Son Group Limited
Registered name: JOHN PATON & SON GROUP LIMITED
John Paton & Son Group Limited made £19.4m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
John Paton & Son Group Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £19.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.4m profit and 134 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9m | £13.4m | £17.8m | £19.4m |
| Cost of sales | £3.1m | £5.3m | £5.9m | £5.2m |
| Gross profit | £5.8m | £8.1m | £11.9m | £14.1m |
| Operating profit | −£120k | £411k | £3.4m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£207k | £162k | £3.3m | £3.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.4k | £176k | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.4k | £176k | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 105 | 115 | 127 | 134 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | 1.3% | 14.1% | 12.6% |
| Gross margin | 64.9% | 60.1% | 66.9% | 73% |
| Revenue per employee | £85.3k | £117k | £140k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | −£52 | £1.5k | £19.8k | £18.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲49.7% | ▲32.9% | ▲8.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲1329% | ▼3.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.5% | ▲10.4% | ▲5.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £220k | £197k | £202k | £3.5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 73%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲1635%
- Now £3.5m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 134
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £2.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- John Paton & Son (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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