Wheeldon Brothers Limited
Registered name: WHEELDON BROTHERS LIMITED
Wheeldon Brothers Limited made £31.3m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2026.
Wheeldon Brothers Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £31.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2026, with £3.3m profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Derby; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £40.4m | £35.6m | £29.7m | £31.3m |
| Cost of sales | −£28.8m | −£26.7m | −£21.9m | −£23.6m |
| Gross profit | £11.6m | £8.8m | £7.8m | £7.8m |
| Operating profit | £7.9m | £5.1m | £3.9m | £4.2m |
| Profit before tax | £7.4m | £5.1m | £4.1m | £4.5m |
| Profit after tax | £5.9m | £3.8m | £3m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.9m | £3.8m | £3m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | 54 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 14.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 28.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | 24.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £748k | £671k | £675k | £803k |
| Profit per employee | £109k | £71.3k | £68.7k | £84.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12% | ▼16.5% | ▲5.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼35.6% | ▼19.9% | ▲9.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.8% | ▼17% | ▼11.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £803k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £84.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼11%
- Now 39
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (12)
- Belper Lane Management Company LtdFigures not disclosed
- Derwentside Management Company LtdFigures not disclosed
- Hands Road Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Saxon Brook Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Dial (Spondon) Management Company LtdFigures not disclosed
- The Standings Management Company LtdFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Brothers (Number 2) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Brothers 1867 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Commercial LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Construction LtdFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wheeldon Homes LimitedFigures 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 2026 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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