NWF Group PLC
Registered name: NWF GROUP PLC
NWF Group PLC made £920m revenue and £9.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2026.
NWF Group PLC’s revenue grew 2% to £920m in the year to 31 May 2026, with £9.2m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Cheshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheshire, North West
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £951m | £903m | £920m |
| Cost of sales | −£903m | −£853m | −£866m |
| Gross profit | £47.2m | £50.3m | £54.8m |
| Operating profit | £14.3m | £12.6m | £16.8m |
| Profit before tax | £12.2m | £9.3m | £12.4m |
| Profit after tax | £9.1m | £6.2m | £9.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £9.1m | £6.2m | £9.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1% | 0.7% | 1% |
| Gross margin | 5% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5% | ▲1.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼31.9% | ▲48.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Dragon Petroleum LimitedFigures not disclosed
- North Western Farmers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- NWF Agriculture Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- NWF Distribution Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- NWF Fuels Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- NWF LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2026 (profit £9.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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