Mervyn Lambert Plant Limited
Registered name: MERVYN LAMBERT PLANT LIMITED
Mervyn Lambert Plant Limited made £21.9m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Mervyn Lambert Plant Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £21.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £2.1m profit and 115 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ipswich, East of England
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.8m | £22.2m | £20.2m | £21.9m |
| Cost of sales | £15.7m | £15.7m | £14.9m | £16m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £6.5m | £5.4m | £5.9m |
| Operating profit | £2.8m | £4.5m | £2.8m | £3.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £4.1m | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £3.1m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £3.1m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Staff costs | £4.5m | £4.6m | £5.3m | £5.8m |
| Employees (average) | 109 | 106 | 112 | 115 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.8% | 14.1% | 8.4% | 9.8% |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | 29.3% | 26.6% | 27.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £191k | £209k | £181k | £190k |
| Profit per employee | £18.7k | £29.5k | £15.2k | £18.6k |
| Cash conversion | −211.3% | −168.2% | −171.4% | −197.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▼8.7% | ▲8.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲53.4% | ▼45.6% | ▲26.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.8% | ▲5.7% | ▲2.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £5.8m | £3.2m | £4.1m |
| Net assets | £16.7m | £19.2m | £20.3m | £21.7m |
| Fixed assets | £23.5m | £23.9m | £29.4m | £32.6m |
| Current assets | £12.1m | £12.8m | £11m | £10.8m |
| Debtors | £5.1m | £3m | £4.4m | £3.9m |
| Cash from operations | −£5.9m | −£7.5m | −£4.8m | −£6.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £190k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −197.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 149%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.8%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £21.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲27%
- Now £4.1m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 115
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £32.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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