Keith Walton Construction Company Limited
Registered name: KEITH WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
Keith Walton Construction Company Limited made £12m revenue and £884k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Keith Walton Construction Company Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £12m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £884k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Nelson; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nelson, North West
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £12.6m | £13.5m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | £7.5m | £9m | £10.2m | £8.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.6m | £3.3m | £3.3m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.8m | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.8m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £632k | £1.3m | £936k | £884k |
| Profit (best available) | £632k | £1.3m | £936k | £884k |
| Staff costs | £884k | £1.1m | £3.8m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 16 | 77 | 74 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 10.3% | 6.9% | 7.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 28.9% | 24.3% | 27.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £788k | £176k | £163k |
| Profit per employee | £45.2k | £81.6k | £12.2k | £11.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −61.9% | 26.9% | 29.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲7.2% | ▼11% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲106.5% | ▼28.3% | ▼5.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲381.3% | ▼3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £82k | £18.7k | £19k | £235k |
| Net assets | £2.3m | £3.1m | £3m | £2.9m |
| Fixed assets | £868k | £949k | £1m | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £3.6m | £4.9m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.9m | £1.6m | £1.3m |
| Deferred income | £12.1k | £15.4k | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£940k | −£1.1m | £308k | £355k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £163k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 29.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.6%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £2.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1139%
- Now £235k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £1.1m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Keith Walton Brickwork LimitedRev. £12m · Profit £927k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £884k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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