How much does Scarab Sweepers Limited make?

Scarab Sweepers Limited reported revenue of £33.7m and a loss of £98.7k in the year to 30 Sep 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Scarab Sweepers Limited have?

Scarab Sweepers Limited reported an average of 207 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2023.

Is Scarab Sweepers Limited profitable?

No — Scarab Sweepers Limited reported a loss of £98.7k in the year to 30 Sep 2023.

Company No. 01823459 · Incorporated 11 Jun 1984

Scarab Sweepers Limited

Registered name: SCARAB SWEEPERS LIMITED

Part of Scarab Holdings Limited group

Scarab Sweepers Limited made £33.7m revenue and a £98.7k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2023. read from filing text

Scarab Sweepers Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £33.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2023, with a loss of £98.7k and 207 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)” and is based in Tonbridge; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 29201Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)

Status: Active
Location: Tonbridge, South East
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: “Scarab Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England, owns the entire issued share capital of the company and is the immediate parent company.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2023

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£33.7m

Growth ▲10.9%

Profit

−£98.7k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.3%

Gross 14.7%

Employees

207

Change ▲8.4%

Profit / employee

−£477

Revenue/employee £163k

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	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.3m	£33.7m
Cost of sales	£25.8m	£28.7m
Gross profit	£4.5m	£5m
Operating profit	−£70.1k	£7.8k
Profit before tax	−£74.4k	−£97.4k
Profit after tax	−£44.1k	−£98.7k
Profit (best available)	−£44.1k	−£98.7k
Employees (average)	191	207
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.1%	−0.3%
Gross margin	14.9%	14.7%
Revenue per employee	£159k	£163k
Profit per employee	−£231	−£477
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲10.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£353k	£542k
Net assets	£10.2m	£10.1m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.4m
Current assets	£16.5m	£20.8m
Debtors	£3.9m	£5.4m
Deferred income	£9.6k	£9.6k
Cash from operations	£810k	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £163k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£477; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16%; 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: ▼1%; Now £10.1m
Cash at bank: ▲54%; Now £542k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 207
Deferred income: 0%; Now £9.6k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £1.4m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Scarab Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Scarab Sweepers Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

R.J.P. Engineering 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 30 Sep 2023 (profit −£98.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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