How much does Orbital Fabrications Limited make?

Orbital Fabrications Limited reported revenue of £17.9m and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Orbital Fabrications Limited have?

Orbital Fabrications Limited reported an average of 89 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is Orbital Fabrications Limited profitable?

Yes — Orbital Fabrications Limited reported a profit of £2.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. 02223162 · Incorporated 19 Feb 1988

Orbital Fabrications Limited

Registered name: ORBITAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED

Part of Bergman & Beving Invest Ab group

Orbital Fabrications Limited made £17.9m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Orbital Fabrications Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £17.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £2.4m profit and 89 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in ST Ives; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Status: Active
Location: ST Ives, East of England
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£17.9m

Growth ▲28.1%

Profit

£2.4m

Growth ▲37.9%

Profit margin

13.7%

Gross 35.5%

Employees

Change ▲20.3%

Profit / employee

£27.5k

Revenue/employee £201k

Profitable streak

5yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2026
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.8m	£13.6m	£14.8m	£13.9m	£17.9m
Cost of sales	£7.9m	£8.8m	£8.4m	£8.5m	£11.5m
Gross profit	£2.9m	£4.8m	£6.3m	£5.5m	£6.3m
Operating profit	£995k	£2.3m	£3.4m	£2.2m	£3m
Profit before tax	£994k	£2.3m	£3.4m	£2.4m	£3.2m
Profit after tax	£813k	£1.9m	£2.5m	£1.8m	£2.4m
Profit (best available)	£813k	£1.9m	£2.5m	£1.8m	£2.4m
Staff costs	£2.9m	£3.8m	£4.3m	£4.6m	£4.9m
Employees (average)	58	80	87	74	89
Ratios
Profit margin	7.5%	14.2%	17.1%	12.7%	13.7%
Gross margin	26.8%	35.2%	42.9%	39.2%	35.5%
Revenue per employee	£186k	£170k	£170k	£188k	£201k
Profit per employee	£14k	£24.2k	£29.1k	£24k	£27.5k
Cash conversion	−98.9%	−54.2%	−88.6%	−116.5%	−112.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲26.2%	▲8.6%	▼5.7%	▲28.1%
Profit growth	—	▲138.4%	▲30.5%	▼29.9%	▲37.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲37.9%	▲8.8%	▼14.9%	▲20.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£450k	£1.7m	£3.5m	£5.3m	£6.5m
Net assets	£3m	£5m	£7.5m	£9.3m	£10.2m
Fixed assets	£719k	£755k	£729k	£732k	£897k
Current assets	£4.3m	£7m	£8.3m	£10.2m	£11.8m
Debtors	£2.6m	£3.2m	£2.3m	£2m	£2.6m
Deferred income	—	—	—	£421k	£897k
Cash from operations	−£984k	−£1.3m	−£3m	−£2.6m	−£3.4m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 13.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £201k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £27.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −112.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.5%; 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: ▲10%; Now £10.2m
Cash at bank: ▲23%; Now £6.5m
Headcount: ▲20%; Now 89
Deferred income: ▲113%; Now £897k
Fixed assets: ▲23%; Now £897k

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

Bergman & Beving Invest Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Orbital Fabrications 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 Mar 2026 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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