How much does Royston Lead Limited make?

Royston Lead Limited reported revenue of £12m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Royston Lead Limited have?

Royston Lead Limited reported an average of 45 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Royston Lead Limited profitable?

No — Royston Lead Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00411322 · Incorporated 24 May 1946

Royston Lead Limited

Registered name: ROYSTON LEAD LIMITED

Part of International Metal Industries Limited group

Royston Lead Limited made £12m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Royston Lead Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £12m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 45 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 80 yrs · since 1946
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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Envirolead Distribution Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£12m

Growth ▼2.8%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−9.4%

Gross 18.9%

Employees

Change ▼8.2%

Profit / employee

−£25.1k

Revenue/employee £267k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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)	£18.2m	£20.8m	£12.4m	£12m
Cost of sales	£15.8m	£17.5m	£10.1m	£9.7m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£3.3m	£2.3m	£2.3m
Operating profit	−£447k	−£14.9k	−£946k	−£970k
Profit before tax	−£647k	−£345k	−£1.2m	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	−£455k	−£226k	−£1.1m	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£455k	−£226k	−£1.1m	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£1.9m	£2.2m	£2m	£2m
Employees (average)	46	55	49	45
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.5%	−1.1%	−8.9%	−9.4%
Gross margin	13.1%	15.9%	18.5%	18.9%
Revenue per employee	£396k	£377k	£252k	£267k
Profit per employee	−£9.9k	−£4.1k	−£22.6k	−£25.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲13.9%	▼40.4%	▼2.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲19.6%	▼10.9%	▼8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£228k	£59k	£33.9k	£13.3k
Net assets	£2.3m	£2.1m	£905k	−£275k
Fixed assets	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Current assets	£13.4m	£9.3m	£7.3m	£10.2m
Debtors	£3.8m	£3m	£1.1m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£1.2m	£89.8k	£79.6k	£1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −9.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £267k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£25.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19%; 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: ▼130%; Now −£275k
Cash at bank: ▼61%; Now £13.3k
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 45
Deferred income: ▲1191%; Now £1m
Fixed assets: ▼21%; Now £1.1m

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

Ownership chain

International Metal Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Envirolead Midco Limited75–100%
Envirolead Distribution Limited75–100%
Royston Lead Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

Associated Lead Mills Ltd.Rev. £63.9m · Profit £150k
Jamestown Industries LimitedRev. £63.3m · Profit £25.9k
Met-Seam LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit £136k
Royston Sheet Lead LimitedRev. £1.1m · Profit −£76.2k
Premium Roofing Products LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£673

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 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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