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Company No. 02037421 · Incorporated 15 Jul 1986

Archwood Limited

Registered name: ARCHWOOD LIMITED

Part of Ripat Limited group

Archwood Limited made £24.4m revenue and £421k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Archwood Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £24.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £421k profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “sawmilling and planing of wood” and is based in Wrexham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16100Sawmilling and planing of wood
Status
Active
Location
Wrexham, Wales
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: “Ripat Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£24.4m
Growth ▲8.2%
Profit
£421k
Growth —
Profit margin
1.7%
Gross 24.1%
Employees
102
Change ▼1.9%
Profit / employee
£4.1k
Revenue/employee £239k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to1 Oct 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25m£23.6m£22.6m£24.4m
Cost of sales£18.9m£18.1m£17.4m£18.5m
Gross profit£6.1m£5.6m£5.2m£5.9m
Operating profit£268k£253k−£98k£479k
Profit before tax£405k£257k−£146k£403k
Profit after tax£828k£507k−£350k£421k
Profit (best available)£828k£507k−£350k£421k
Staff costs£4m£3.9m£4.1m£4.3m
Employees (average)116109104102
Ratios
Profit margin3.3%2.1%−1.6%1.7%
Gross margin24.3%23.6%23.1%24.1%
Revenue per employee£216k£217k£217k£239k
Profit per employee£7.1k£4.7k−£3.4k£4.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.6%▼4.6%▲8.2%
Profit growth—▼38.8%▼169%—
Headcount growth—▼6%▼4.6%▼1.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£163k£155k£253k£234k
Net assets£6.3m£6.7m£7.3m£7.8m
Fixed assets£2.1m£2m£2.5m£2.2m
Current assets£11.5m£10.8m£11.2m£12m
Debtors£4.1m£4.1m£4.2m£4.2m
Deferred income£1.5m£1m£1.5m£1.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
24.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£239k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.1%
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
▲7%
Now £7.8m
Cash at bank
▼8%
Now £234k
Headcount
▼2%
Now 102
Deferred income
▼1%
Now £1.5m
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £2.2m

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

  1. Ripat Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Archwood Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £421k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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