How much does Foundation Piling Limited make?

Foundation Piling Limited reported revenue of £16.4m and a loss of £929k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Foundation Piling Limited have?

Foundation Piling Limited reported an average of 88 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Foundation Piling Limited profitable?

No — Foundation Piling Limited reported a loss of £929k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 02309833 · Incorporated 27 Oct 1988

Foundation Piling Limited

Registered name: FOUNDATION PILING LIMITED

Part of Foundation Piling (Holdings) Limited group

Foundation Piling Limited made £16.4m revenue and a £929k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Foundation Piling Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £16.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £929k and 88 employees. The company is classified under “other construction installation” and is based in Oswestry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43290Other construction installation

Status: Active
Location: Oswestry, West Midlands
Age: 37 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 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£16.4m

Growth ▼15%

Profit

−£929k

Growth —

Profit margin

−5.7%

Gross 19.1%

Employees

Change ▼2.2%

Profit / employee

−£10.6k

Revenue/employee £186k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£24.1m	£27.2m	£19.3m	£16.4m
Cost of sales	£21.1m	£20.7m	£15.1m	£13.3m
Gross profit	£3m	£6.5m	£4.2m	£3.1m
Operating profit	−£741k	£1.9m	£103k	−£1.1m
Profit before tax	−£819k	£1.8m	£26.8k	−£1.2m
Profit after tax	−£675k	£1.5m	−£303	−£929k
Profit (best available)	−£675k	£1.5m	−£303	−£929k
Staff costs	£5m	£5.1m	£5m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	103	99	90	88
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.8%	5.4%	0%	−5.7%
Gross margin	12.6%	24%	21.8%	19.1%
Revenue per employee	£234k	£275k	£214k	£186k
Profit per employee	−£6.6k	£14.9k	−£3	−£10.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.9%	▼29.1%	▼15%
Profit growth	—	—	▼100%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼3.9%	▼9.1%	▼2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£467k	£374k	£55.9k	£20.5k
Net assets	£5.1m	£6.6m	£6.6m	£5.7m
Fixed assets	£3.3m	£3.2m	£3.4m	£4.4m
Current assets	£9.5m	£8.4m	£7.7m	£6.3m
Debtors	£4.1m	£3.9m	£3.5m	£2m
Deferred income	£461k	£812k	£446k	£592k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −5.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £186k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 27%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.9%; 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: ▼14%; Now £5.7m
Cash at bank: ▼63%; Now £20.5k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 88
Deferred income: ▲32%; Now £592k
Fixed assets: ▲30%; Now £4.4m

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

Foundation Piling (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Foundation Piling 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£929k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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