Wyboston Lakes Limited
Registered name: WYBOSTON LAKES LIMITED
Wyboston Lakes Limited made £20.8m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Wyboston Lakes Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £20.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.7m profit and 286 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Wyboston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wyboston, South East
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1973
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.8m | £21.7m | £23.4m | £20.8m |
| Cost of sales | £7.1m | £8.3m | £8.9m | £8.3m |
| Gross profit | £10.7m | £13.4m | £14.5m | £12.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £3.7m | £4.3m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £3.9m | £4.9m | £2.3m |
| Profit after tax | £584k | £3m | £3.6m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £584k | £3m | £3.6m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 296 | 320 | 323 | 286 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 8% |
| Gross margin | 60% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 60.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £60.3k | £67.8k | £72.5k | £72.8k |
| Profit per employee | £2k | £9.4k | £11.3k | £5.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.5% | ▲7.9% | ▼11.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲415.5% | ▲21.1% | ▼54.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲0.9% | ▼11.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.6m | £11.7m | £12.5m | — |
| Net assets | £39.9m | £42.5m | £46.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £34m | £35.3m | £37.9m | — |
| Current assets | £14.6m | £16.5m | £17.7m | — |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £913k | £1.1m | — |
| Deferred income | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.7m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 60.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.8k
- 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.
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
- ▼11%
- Now 286
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Keith Taylor (Homes) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Robinson College (Cambridge) Management Training LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Soule Croft Management Company LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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