How much does Shields Environmental Limited make?

Shields Environmental Limited reported revenue of £6.2m and a loss of £217k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shields Environmental Limited have?

Shields Environmental Limited reported an average of 55 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Shields Environmental Limited profitable?

No — Shields Environmental Limited reported a loss of £217k in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 01444121 · Incorporated 16 Aug 1979

Shields Environmental Limited

Registered name: SHIELDS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Part of Shields Environmental Group (Holdings) Ltd. group

Shields Environmental Limited made £6.2m revenue and a £217k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Shields Environmental Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £6.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £217k and 55 employees. The company is classified under “other telecommunications activities” and is based in Tamworth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 61900Other telecommunications activities

Status: Active
Location: Tamworth, West Midlands
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£6.2m

Growth ▼2.6%

Profit

−£217k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.5%

Gross 54.9%

Employees

Change ▼22.5%

Profit / employee

−£3.9k

Revenue/employee £112k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.6m	£6.3m	£6.2m
Cost of sales	£3.6m	£2.5m	£2.8m
Gross profit	£5m	£3.8m	£3.4m
Operating profit	£1.5m	−£872k	−£231k
Profit before tax	£1.5m	−£888k	−£231k
Profit after tax	£1.4m	−£844k	−£217k
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	−£844k	−£217k
Staff costs	£3m	£3.2m	£2.2m
Employees (average)	75	71	55
Ratios
Profit margin	16.4%	−13.3%	−3.5%
Gross margin	58.5%	60.3%	54.9%
Revenue per employee	£114k	£89.3k	£112k
Profit per employee	£18.7k	−£11.9k	−£3.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼25.9%	▼2.6%
Profit growth	—	▼160.2%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼5.3%	▼22.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£0	—
Net assets	£2.3m	£1.4m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£136k	£142k	£80k
Current assets	£8.3m	£7.3m	£7.8m
Debtors	£965k	£452k	£744k
Deferred income	£1.1m	£2m	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 54.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £112k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 25.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12%; 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: ▼15%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼23%; Now 55
Deferred income: ▼22%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▼44%; Now £80k

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

Ownership chain

Shields Environmental Group (Holdings) Ltd.ultimate parent75–100%
Shields Environmental Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (4)

Shields Environmental Investment (Holdings) LimitedRev. £166k · Profit −£654k
Combesgate1 Ltd.Rev. — · Profit £0
Netbak LimitedFigures not disclosed
Shields Environmental Group LtdRev. — · Profit £2k

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 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£217k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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