Corbyn Construction Limited
Registered name: CORBYN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Part of Corbyn Holdings Limited groupCorbyn Construction Limited made £32.8m revenue and £435k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2023.
Corbyn Construction Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £32.8m in the year to 30 Jun 2023, with £435k profit and 20 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- 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. From the filing: “Corbyn Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £46.1m | £32.8m |
| Cost of sales | £49.6m | £30.4m |
| Gross profit | −£3.6m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | −£5.1m | £756k |
| Profit before tax | −£5.2m | £435k |
| Profit after tax | −£5.1m | £435k |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.1m | £435k |
| Staff costs | £964k | £913k |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 20 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −11% | 1.3% |
| Gross margin | −7.7% | 7.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.6m | £1.6m |
| Profit per employee | −£281k | £21.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼28.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £569 | £570 |
| Net assets | £4.7m | £5.1m |
| Fixed assets | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Current assets | £12.4m | £11m |
| Debtors | £12.4m | £11m |
| Deferred income | £1m | £236k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.6m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 33.4%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £5.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲0%
- Now £570
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 20
- Deferred income
- ▼77%
- Now £236k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £4.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Corbyn Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Corbyn Construction Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Corbyn Plant LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Gallions Properties LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2023 (profit £435k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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