Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd.
Registered name: ACORN CONSTRUCTION (YORKSHIRE) LTD.
Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd. made £15.1m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd.’s revenue grew 9% to £15.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.7m and 129 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.3m | £12.7m | £13.9m | £15.1m |
| Cost of sales | £2.9m | £2.6m | £2.2m | £3.9m |
| Gross profit | £6.3m | £10.1m | £11.6m | £11.2m |
| Operating profit | −£720k | £31k | −£739k | −£1.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£954k | −£238k | −£1.1m | −£1.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£638k | −£246k | −£727k | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£638k | −£246k | −£727k | −£1.7m |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £5.4m | £6.4m | £6.6m |
| Employees (average) | 88 | 107 | 121 | 129 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.9% | −1.9% | −5.2% | −11.5% |
| Gross margin | 68.3% | 79.6% | 83.8% | 74.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £105k | £119k | £115k | £117k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.2k | −£2.3k | −£6k | −£13.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | −9024% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲37% | ▲9% | ▲8.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲21.6% | ▲13.1% | ▲6.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £416k | £301k | £83.6k | £139k |
| Net assets | £8.3m | £7.9m | £7.3m | £5.7m |
| Fixed assets | £16.6m | £17.3m | £16.9m | £16.6m |
| Current assets | £5.4m | £4.9m | £4.5m | £5.4m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Deferred income | £3.1m | £3.5m | £2.8m | £4m |
| Cash from operations | £329k | −£2.8m | −£1.5m | −£995k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 74.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £117k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£13.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 109.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 26.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- 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
- ▼22%
- Now £5.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲66%
- Now £139k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 129
- Deferred income
- ▲45%
- Now £4m
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £16.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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