Wheal Martyn Trust
Registered name: WHEAL MARTYN TRUST
Part of South West Lakes Trust groupWheal Martyn Trust made £1.4m revenue and £721k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Wheal Martyn Trust’s revenue grew 131% to £1.4m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £721k profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “museums activities” and is based in ST. Austell; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST. Austell, South West
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1974
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £613k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6k | £721k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6k | £721k |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.3% | 51% |
| Revenue per employee | £30.6k | £64.2k |
| Profit per employee | £82 | £32.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲130.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲43668% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 51%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £64.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £32.8k
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- South West Lakes Trustultimate parent75–100%
- Wheal Martyn Trustthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wheal Martyn Enterprises LimitedRev. £199k · Profit £12.3k
Sister companies (1)
- South West Lakes LimitedRev. £2.1m · Profit £8.7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £721k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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