How much does Burlington Slate Limited make?

Burlington Slate Limited reported revenue of £5m and a loss of £450k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Burlington Slate Limited have?

Burlington Slate Limited reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Burlington Slate Limited profitable?

No — Burlington Slate Limited reported a loss of £450k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01781765 · Incorporated 9 Jan 1984

Burlington Slate Limited

Registered name: BURLINGTON SLATE LIMITED

Part of New Cumbria Limited group

Burlington Slate Limited made £5m revenue and a £450k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Burlington Slate Limited’s revenue fell 23% to £5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £450k and 68 employees. The company is classified under “quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate” and is based in Kirkby-in-Furness; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection B · Mining and quarryingSIC 08110Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

Status: Active
Location: Kirkby-in-Furness, North West
Age: 42 yrs · since 1984
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: “Burlington Construction Materials Group Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£5m

Growth ▼23.2%

Profit

−£450k

Growth ▼198.4%

Profit margin

−9%

Gross 21.4%

Employees

Change ▼10.5%

Profit / employee

−£6.6k

Revenue/employee £73.6k

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 to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.5m	£5m
Cost of sales	£4.1m	£3.9m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£1.1m
Operating profit	£482k	−£203k
Profit before tax	£225k	−£527k
Profit after tax	£457k	−£450k
Profit (best available)	£457k	−£450k
Staff costs	£2.7m	£2.5m
Employees (average)	76	68
Ratios
Profit margin	7%	−9%
Gross margin	36.5%	21.4%
Revenue per employee	£85.7k	£73.6k
Profit per employee	£6k	−£6.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼23.2%
Profit growth	—	▼198.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼10.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£356k	£53.1k
Net assets	£4.9m	£4.5m
Fixed assets	£12.3m	£12m
Current assets	£4m	£3.6m
Debtors	£703k	£718k
Deferred income	£444k	£816k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 21.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £73.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£6.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 240.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 16.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.3%; 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: ▼9%; Now £4.5m
Cash at bank: ▼85%; Now £53.1k
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 68
Deferred income: ▲84%; Now £816k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £12m

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

New Cumbria Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Burlington Construction Materials Group Limited75–100%
Burlington Slate Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Broughton Moor Green Slate Quarries Limited(The)Figures not disclosed
Burlington Aggregates LimitedFigures not disclosed
Burlington Slate Production LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lakeland Green Slate & Stone Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£450k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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