How much does Prater Limited make?

Prater Limited reported revenue of £2m and £9.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Prater Limited have?

Prater Limited reported an average of 4 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Prater Limited profitable?

Yes — Prater Limited reported a profit of £9.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02107097 · Incorporated 6 Mar 1987

Prater Limited

Registered name: PRATER LIMITED

Part of Lindner Exteriors Holding Limited group

Prater Limited made £2m revenue and £9.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Prater Limited’s revenue fell 82% to £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £9.3m profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Reigate; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings

Status: Active
Location: Reigate, South East
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
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.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£2m

Growth ▼81.5%

Profit

£9.3m

Growth ▲1453%

Profit margin

469.9%

Gross 92.7%

Employees

Change ▼20%

Profit / employee

£2.3m

Revenue/employee £496k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£45.1m	£31.5m	£63.9m	£10.7m	£2m
Cost of sales	£39.3m	£53.9m	£59.6m	£8.1m	£144k
Gross profit	£5.8m	−£22.4m	£4.3m	£2.6m	£1.8m
Operating profit	£2m	−£27.9m	−£127k	£928k	£8.8m
Profit before tax	£2m	−£27.9m	−£127k	£621k	£8.5m
Profit after tax	£2.8m	−£26.7m	−£99.8k	£600k	£9.3m
Profit (best available)	£2.8m	−£26.7m	−£99.8k	£600k	£9.3m
Staff costs	£7.4m	£4.5k	£4.3k	£7.1k	—
Employees (average)	260	1	6	5	4
Ratios
Profit margin	6.3%	−84.9%	−0.2%	5.6%	469.9%
Gross margin	12.8%	−71%	6.7%	24.6%	92.7%
Revenue per employee	£173k	£31.5m	£10.6m	£2.1m	£496k
Profit per employee	£10.9k	−£26.7m	−£16.6k	£120k	£2.3m
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼30.1%	▲102.8%	▼83.2%	▼81.5%
Profit growth	—	▼1040%	—	—	▲1453%
Headcount growth	—	▼99.6%	▲500%	▼16.7%	▼20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.2m	£3.9m	£1.4m	£1.7m	£136k
Net assets	£2.3m	−£21.3m	−£17.1m	−£16.5m	−£421k
Fixed assets	£2.1m	£0	—	—	—
Current assets	£19.7m	£17.9m	£36m	£19.3m	£7.8m
Debtors	£4.2m	£3.2m	£5m	£2m	£749k
Deferred income	£179k	£204k	£313k	£62.1k	£15.2k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 469.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 92.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £496k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.3m; 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: 0.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 37.8%; 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: —; Now −£421k
Cash at bank: ▼92%; Now £136k
Headcount: ▼20%; Now 4
Deferred income: ▼76%; Now £15.2k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Lindner Exteriors Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Prater Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £9.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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