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Company No. 01989247 · Incorporated 13 Feb 1986

William Haley Engineering Limited

Registered name: WILLIAM HALEY ENGINEERING LIMITED

Part of Haley Securities Limited group

William Haley Engineering Limited made £19.4m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

William Haley Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £19.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.1m profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in NR Highbridge; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
NR Highbridge, South West
Age
40 yrs · since 1986
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: “Haley Securities Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£19.4m
Growth ▲14.5%
Profit
£2.1m
Growth ▲278.1%
Profit margin
10.6%
Gross 22.9%
Employees
58
Change ▼4.9%
Profit / employee
£35.5k
Revenue/employee £334k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£16.9m£19.4m
Cost of sales£14.7m£14.9m
Gross profit£2.3m£4.4m
Operating profit£775k£2.7m
Profit before tax£747k£2.7m
Profit after tax£545k£2.1m
Profit (best available)£545k£2.1m
Staff costs£3.3m£3.4m
Employees (average)6158
Ratios
Profit margin3.2%10.6%
Gross margin13.3%22.9%
Revenue per employee£277k£334k
Profit per employee£8.9k£35.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲14.5%
Profit growth—▲278.1%
Headcount growth—▼4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£784k
Net assets£4.2m£4.2m
Fixed assets£1.1m£1.1m
Current assets£6.7m£5.4m
Debtors£49.7k£31.7k
Deferred income£2m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£334k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£35.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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 £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼33%
Now £784k
Headcount
▼5%
Now 58
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £1.1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Haley Securities Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. William Haley Engineering Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

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 £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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