Wykes Engineering Co. (Rushden) Limited
Registered name: WYKES ENGINEERING CO. (RUSHDEN) LIMITED
Wykes Engineering Co. (Rushden) Limited made £46.6m revenue and £195k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Wykes Engineering Co. (Rushden) Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £46.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £195k profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners” and is based in NR Rushden; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- NR Rushden, East Midlands
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- 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 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £44.9m | £36m | £46.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£37.2m | −£30.7m | −£39.5m |
| Gross profit | £7.7m | £5.2m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | −£924k | −£638k |
| Profit before tax | £913k | −£954k | −£470k |
| Profit after tax | £549k | −£704k | £195k |
| Profit (best available) | £549k | −£704k | £195k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.2% | −2% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 14.6% | 15.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼19.9% | ▲29.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼228.2% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £195k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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