How much does Forward Glass Limited make?

Forward Glass Limited reported revenue of £7.9m and £461k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Forward Glass Limited have?

Forward Glass Limited reported an average of 89 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Forward Glass Limited profitable?

Yes — Forward Glass Limited reported a profit of £461k in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 02515619 · Incorporated 25 Jun 1990

Forward Glass Limited

Registered name: FORWARD GLASS LIMITED

Part of Cornwall Group Limited group

Forward Glass Limited made £7.9m revenue and £461k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Forward Glass Limited’s revenue was £7.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £461k profit and 89 employees. The company is classified under “shaping and processing of flat glass” and is based in Truro; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 23120Shaping and processing of flat glass

Status: Active
Location: Truro, South West
Age: 36 yrs · since 1990
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: “Cornwall Group Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£7.9m

Growth —

Profit

£461k

Growth —

Profit margin

5.9%

Gross 36.6%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£5.2k

Revenue/employee £88.6k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.7m	£14.5m	£7.9m
Cost of sales	£7.1m	£9m	£5m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£5.5m	£2.9m
Operating profit	£1.9m	£1.5m	£544k
Profit before tax	£2m	£1.6m	£544k
Profit after tax	£1.6m	£1.3m	£461k
Profit (best available)	£1.6m	£1.3m	£461k
Staff costs	£3.2m	£4.6m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	106	104	89
Ratios
Profit margin	13.5%	8.8%	5.9%
Gross margin	39.1%	37.9%	36.6%
Revenue per employee	£111k	£140k	£88.6k
Profit per employee	£15k	£12.3k	£5.2k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.9m	£24k	£106k
Net assets	£2.2m	£2.3m	£2.7m
Fixed assets	£255k	£180k	£1.1m
Current assets	£4.2m	£3.1m	£3.5m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.2m	£1.2m
Deferred income	—	£139k	£98.4k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £88.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.8%; 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: —; Now £2.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now £106k
Headcount: —; Now 89
Deferred income: —; Now £98.4k
Fixed assets: —; Now £1.1m

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

Cornwall Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Forward Glass Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

Cornwall Glass (Manufacturing) LimitedRev. £11.9m · Profit £86.4k
Annie & Maude LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cornwall Glass & Glazing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Forging Forward LimitedFigures not disclosed
Mackenzie Glass LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Jun 2025 (profit £461k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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