SPS Aerostructures Limited
Registered name: SPS AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED
Part of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. groupSPS Aerostructures Limited made £65.4m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025.
SPS Aerostructures Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £65.4m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £1.8m profit and 352 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Annesley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Annesley
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Dec 2023 | 28 Dec 2024 | 29 Dec 2024 | 28 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £46.8m | £55m | £55m | £65.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£55.2m | −£58.8m | −£58.8m | −£62.7m |
| Gross profit | −£8.4m | −£3.8m | −£3.8m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | −£10.1m | −£5.2m | −£5.2m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£10.9m | −£6.7m | −£6.7m | −£374k |
| Profit after tax | −£5.9m | −£5.4m | −£5.4m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.9m | −£5.4m | −£5.4m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 325 | 335 | 335 | 352 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12.7% | −9.8% | −9.8% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | −17.9% | −6.9% | −6.9% | 4% |
| Revenue per employee | £144k | £164k | £164k | £186k |
| Profit per employee | −£18.2k | −£16.1k | −£16.1k | £5.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.4% | — | ▲18.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.1% | — | ▲5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £186k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 352
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- PCC UK Global Holdings Limited75–100%
- SPS Technologies Limited75–100%
- SPS Aerostructures Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- K G Coating LimitedRev. £2.9m · Profit £650k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Dec 2025 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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