S. & L. United Storage Systems Limited
Registered name: S. & L. UNITED STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED
S. & L. United Storage Systems Limited made £20.4m revenue and £799k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
S. & L. United Storage Systems Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £20.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £799k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Takeley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Takeley, East of England
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.4m | £13.8m | £20.7m | £20.4m |
| Cost of sales | £17.2m | £10.3m | £16m | £15.3m |
| Gross profit | £3.2m | £3.5m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | £253k | £307k | £881k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £253k | £309k | £894k | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £201k | £232k | £659k | £799k |
| Profit (best available) | £201k | £232k | £659k | £799k |
| Staff costs | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 41 | 44 | 41 | 46 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 15.7% | 25.3% | 22.5% | 24.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £497k | £314k | £504k | £443k |
| Profit per employee | £4.9k | £5.3k | £16.1k | £17.4k |
| Cash conversion | −37.2% | −561.8% | −23.5% | −220% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼32.2% | ▲49.4% | ▼1.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲15.2% | ▲184.3% | ▲21.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.3% | ▼6.8% | ▲12.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £170k | £1.6m | £1.4m | £3.1m |
| Net assets | £2.6m | £2.8m | £3.4m | £4.2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.7m | £2.1m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £5.1m | £6.7m | £9.3m |
| Debtors | £3.6m | £2.3m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£94k | −£1.7m | −£207k | −£2.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £443k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −220%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.9%
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £4.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲120%
- Now £3.1m
- Headcount
- ▲12%
- Now 46
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £2.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £799k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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