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Company No. 02415498 · Incorporated 22 Aug 1989

Total Waste Management Limited

Registered name: TOTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Total Waste Management Limited made £41.5m revenue and £194k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Total Waste Management Limited’s revenue fell 32% to £41.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £194k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Knowlhill; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38320Recovery of sorted materials
Status
In Administration
Location
Knowlhill, South East
Age
37 yrs · since 1989
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£41.5m
Growth ▼32.4%
Profit
£194k
Growth ▲814.5%
Profit margin
0.5%
Gross 23.4%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£80.5m£66.8m£61.3m£41.5m
Cost of sales£69.7m£57.1m£49.6m£31.8m
Gross profit£10.8m£9.7m£11.8m£9.7m
Operating profit£395k−£346k£395k£590k
Profit before tax£290k−£658k−£3.1k£194k
Profit after tax£260k−£1.8m£21.3k£194k
Profit (best available)£260k−£1.8m£21.3k£194k
Employees (average)1100
Ratios
Profit margin0.3%−2.7%0%0.5%
Gross margin13.4%14.6%19.2%23.4%
Revenue per employee£80.5m£66.8m——
Profit per employee£260k−£1.8m——
Cash conversion118.6%—−569.6%110.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼17%▼8.2%▼32.4%
Profit growth—▼787.9%—▲814.5%
Headcount growth—0%▼100%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£851k£1.1m£464k£227k
Net assets£2.9m£1.1m£1.2m£1.4m
Fixed assets£4.6m£7.8m£10.6m£10.2m
Current assets£11.5m£8m£7.6m£6.1m
Debtors£5.5m£3.1m£3m£3.2m
Deferred income£245k£157k£751k£1.5m
Cash from operations£469k−£4.7m−£2.3m£652k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
23.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
110.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
24.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.7%
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
▲17%
Now £1.4m
Cash at bank
▼51%
Now £227k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▲95%
Now £1.5m
Fixed assets
▼3%
Now £10.2m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £194k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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