Syd Bishop & Sons (Demolition) Limited
Registered name: SYD BISHOP & SONS (DEMOLITION) LIMITED
Part of Watch IT Come Down Limited groupSyd Bishop & Sons (Demolition) Limited made £1.9m revenue and a £188k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Syd Bishop & Sons (Demolition) Limited’s revenue was £1.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £188k and 13 employees. The company is classified under “demolition” and is based in Orpington Kent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Orpington Kent, London
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1973
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2021 | 30 Sep 2022 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.1m | £2m | £1.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.3m | £2.1m | £1.7m |
| Gross profit | — | −£184k | −£37.7k | £256k |
| Operating profit | — | −£591k | −£552k | −£187k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£596k | −£558k | −£188k |
| Profit after tax | −£601k | −£549k | −£554k | −£188k |
| Profit (best available) | −£601k | −£549k | −£554k | −£188k |
| Staff costs | — | £568k | £893k | £532k |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −49.3% | −27.1% | −9.7% |
| Gross margin | — | −16.5% | −1.8% | 13.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £79.5k | £146k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | −£28.6k | −£39.2k | −£39.5k | −£14.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.9k | £91.4k | £9 | £1.5k |
| Net assets | −£3.9m | −£4.5m | −£5m | −£5.2m |
| Fixed assets | £270k | £204k | £138k | £87.9k |
| Current assets | £395k | £399k | £561k | £466k |
| Debtors | £112k | £65.4k | £72.6k | £97.5k |
| Deferred income | £10.8k | £15.5k | £36.5k | £23.3k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −9.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5%
- 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
- —
- Now −£5.2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £1.5k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £23.3k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £87.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Watch IT Come Down Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Syd Bishop & Sons (Demolition) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Pinden LimitedRev. £10.7m · Profit −£1.4m
Sister companies (1)
- Waldens Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£188k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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