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Company No. 00386730 · Incorporated 6 Apr 1944

Architectural Decorators Limited

Registered name: ARCHITECTURAL DECORATORS LIMITED

Architectural Decorators Limited made £56.5m revenue and £690k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Architectural Decorators Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £56.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £690k profit and 166 employees. The company is classified under “other construction installation” and is based in Sidcup; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43290Other construction installationSIC 43320Joinery installationSIC 43341PaintingSIC 43390Other building completion and finishing
Status
Active
Location
Sidcup, South East
Age
82 yrs · since 1944
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with lessBoring industry
Revenue
£56.5m
Growth ▲5.3%
Profit
£690k
Growth ▲17.2%
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 28.8%
Employees
166
Change ▼0.6%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £341k
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 to30 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£46.7m£55.8m£53.7m£56.5m
Cost of sales£36.6m£44.5m£42m£40.2m
Gross profit£10.1m£11.3m£11.7m£16.3m
Operating profit—£546k£849k£965k
Profit before tax£515k£546k£850k£966k
Profit after tax£363k£409k£588k£690k
Profit (best available)£363k£409k£588k£690k
Staff costs£7.1m£7.8m——
Employees (average)169166167166
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%0.7%1.1%1.2%
Gross margin21.6%20.2%21.8%28.8%
Revenue per employee£276k£336k£321k£341k
Profit per employee£2.1k£2.5k£3.5k£4.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲19.6%▼3.9%▲5.3%
Profit growth—▲12.6%▲43.9%▲17.2%
Headcount growth—▼1.8%▲0.6%▼0.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.7m£8m——
Net assets£11.6m———
Fixed assets£862k£1.1m——
Current assets£19m£22.4m——
Debtors£9.9m£12.2m——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£341k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼1%
Now 166
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £690k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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