Island Scaffolding Limited
Registered name: ISLAND SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
Island Scaffolding Limited made £1.1m revenue and £85.9k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Island Scaffolding Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £85.9k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “scaffold erection” and is based in Sheerness; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sheerness, South East
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £952k | £1.1m | £1m | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £750k | £784k | £765k | £827k |
| Gross profit | £202k | £355k | £267k | £311k |
| Operating profit | −£98.4k | £67.5k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£98.4k | £67.5k | −£4.8k | £92.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£98.4k | £67.5k | −£4.8k | £85.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£98.4k | £67.5k | −£4.8k | £85.9k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −10.3% | 5.9% | −0.5% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 31.2% | 25.9% | 27.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £190k | £163k | £147k | £126k |
| Profit per employee | −£19.7k | £9.6k | −£687 | £9.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.7% | ▼9.4% | ▲10.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼107.1% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲40% | 0% | ▲28.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £54.1k | £101k | £36.2k | £116k |
| Net assets | £33.5k | £101k | £96.2k | £182k |
| Fixed assets | £38.6k | £59.1k | £70.4k | £92.9k |
| Current assets | £128k | £161k | £154k | £221k |
| Debtors | £58.7k | £45.6k | £87.3k | £83.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £126k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- ▲89%
- Now £182k
- Cash at bank
- ▲219%
- Now £116k
- Headcount
- ▲29%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲32%
- Now £92.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £85.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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