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Company No. 01433784 · Incorporated 29 Jun 1979

E.t.c. Saw Mills Limited

Registered name: E.T.C. SAW MILLS LIMITED

E.t.c. Saw Mills Limited made £10.3m revenue and a £2.7m loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025. read from filing text

E.t.c. Saw Mills Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £10.3m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £2.7m and 91 employees. The company is classified under “sawmilling and planing of wood” and is based in Penrith; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16100Sawmilling and planing of wood
Status
Active
Location
Penrith, North West
Age
47 yrs · since 1979
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£10.3m
Growth ▲13.1%
Profit
−£2.7m
Growth —
Profit margin
−26.1%
Gross −8.2%
Employees
91
Change ▲2.3%
Profit / employee
−£29.6k
Revenue/employee £114k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to29 Feb 202428 Feb 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.1m£10.3m
Cost of sales£10.4m£11.2m
Gross profit−£1.2m−£846k
Operating profit−£2.5m−£2.9m
Profit before tax−£1.8m−£2.9m
Profit after tax−£1.7m−£2.7m
Profit (best available)−£1.7m−£2.7m
Employees (average)8991
Ratios
Profit margin−18.4%−26.1%
Gross margin−13.2%−8.2%
Revenue per employee£103k£114k
Profit per employee−£18.9k−£29.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.1%
Headcount growth—▲2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£689£778
Net assets£3.5m£817k
Fixed assets£4.6m£4.5m
Debtors£1m£1.3m
Deferred income£282k£231k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−26.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−8.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£114k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£29.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
43%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼77%
Now £817k
Cash at bank
▲13%
Now £778
Headcount
▲2%
Now 91
Deferred income
▼18%
Now £231k
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £4.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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