Raven Roofing and Building Supplies Limited
Registered name: RAVEN ROOFING AND BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Part of Cambrian London Limited groupRaven Roofing and Building Supplies Limited made £19m revenue and a £387k loss in the year to 31 May 2026. read from filing text
Raven Roofing and Building Supplies Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £19m in the year to 31 May 2026, with a loss of £387k and 46 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Twickenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Twickenham, London
- 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. From the filing: “The company is a subsidiary of Cambrian London Limited, which owns 100% of the share capital and is the ultimate parent undertaking.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | £18.8m | £18.9m | £18.6m | £19m |
| Cost of sales | £13.3m | £13.8m | £13.9m | £14.4m |
| Gross profit | £5.4m | £5.1m | £4.8m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | £474k | −£61.3k | −£627k | −£374k |
| Profit before tax | £461k | −£65.2k | −£617k | −£382k |
| Profit after tax | £369k | −£34.9k | −£475k | −£387k |
| Profit (best available) | £369k | −£34.9k | −£475k | −£387k |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 44 | 46 | 46 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2% | −0.2% | −2.5% | −2% |
| Gross margin | 29% | 27% | 25.5% | 24.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £436k | £429k | £405k | £414k |
| Profit per employee | £8.6k | −£793 | −£10.3k | −£8.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.6% | ▼1.3% | ▲2.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼109.5% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.3% | ▲4.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £2.1m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.9m | £1.5m |
| Fixed assets | £54.6k | £71.1k | £59.1k | £47.4k |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £6.2m | £5.6m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.8m | £2m |
| Deferred income | £268k | £225k | £161k | £183k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £414k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- ▼20%
- Now £1.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 46
- Deferred income
- ▲14%
- Now £183k
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £47.4k
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
- Cambrian London Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Raven Roofing and Building Supplies Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2026 (profit −£387k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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