Ivor King (Civil Engineering Contractors) Limited
Registered name: IVOR KING (CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
Part of Ivor King Holdings Limited groupIvor King (Civil Engineering Contractors) Limited made £30.3m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Ivor King (Civil Engineering Contractors) Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £30.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.3m profit and 105 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Nuneaton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nuneaton, West Midlands
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1974
- 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 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £26.8m | £32.4m | £24.5m | £30.3m |
| Cost of sales | £19.9m | £24.6m | £17.3m | £19.5m |
| Gross profit | £6.9m | £7.8m | £7.2m | £10.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.5m | £4.8m |
| Profit before tax | £870k | £2.3m | £984k | £4.4m |
| Profit after tax | £740k | £1.9m | £730k | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £740k | £1.9m | £730k | £3.3m |
| Staff costs | £5.5m | £6.4m | £6.3m | £6.8m |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 116 | 107 | 105 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.8% | 5.8% | 3% | 10.7% |
| Gross margin | 25.7% | 23.9% | 29.4% | 35.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £258k | £279k | £229k | £289k |
| Profit per employee | £7.1k | £16.2k | £6.8k | £31k |
| Cash conversion | −85.6% | −109.7% | −241.3% | −128.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.8% | ▼24.2% | ▲23.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲154.7% | ▼61.3% | ▲345.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.5% | ▼7.8% | ▼1.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £15.1k | £4.4k | £14.7k | £1.5m |
| Net assets | £6.7m | £8.1m | £8.1m | £9m |
| Fixed assets | £12.2m | £16.3m | £16.7m | £17.7m |
| Current assets | £8.7m | £9.9m | £8.6m | £10m |
| Debtors | £342k | £580k | £675k | £451k |
| Cash from operations | −£2.1m | −£2.9m | −£3.6m | −£6.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £289k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −128.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 58.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲10262%
- Now £1.5m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 105
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £17.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ivor King Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ivor King (Civil Engineering Contractors) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Ivor King Properties LimitedRev. £518k · Profit £123k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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