How much does The Lower Mill Estate Limited make?

The Lower Mill Estate Limited reported revenue of £2m and a loss of £318k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Lower Mill Estate Limited have?

The Lower Mill Estate Limited reported an average of 93 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is The Lower Mill Estate Limited profitable?

No — The Lower Mill Estate Limited reported a loss of £318k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03314399 · Incorporated 6 Feb 1997

The Lower Mill Estate Limited

Registered name: THE LOWER MILL ESTATE LIMITED

Part of Habitat First Group Limited group

The Lower Mill Estate Limited made £2m revenue and a £318k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The Lower Mill Estate Limited’s revenue was £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £318k and 93 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in Cirencester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Status: Active
Location: Cirencester, South West
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£2m

Growth ▼0.1%

Profit

−£318k

Growth ▼124.7%

Profit margin

−16.1%

Gross 63.8%

Employees

Change ▼23.8%

Profit / employee

−£3.4k

Revenue/employee £21.3k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.6m	£1.4m	£2m	£2m
Cost of sales	£1.2m	£1.3m	£976k	£716k
Gross profit	£3.4m	£109k	£1m	£1.3m
Operating profit	£2.3m	−£1.2m	£1.4m	−£55.5k
Profit before tax	£2.2m	−£1.4m	£1.2m	−£272k
Profit after tax	£1.5m	−£1.4m	£1.3m	−£318k
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	−£1.4m	£1.3m	−£318k
Staff costs	£2.1m	£3m	£727k	£1m
Employees (average)	—	137	122	93
Ratios
Profit margin	32.4%	−96.5%	64.9%	−16.1%
Gross margin	74.7%	7.7%	50.7%	63.8%
Revenue per employee	—	£10.4k	£16.2k	£21.3k
Profit per employee	—	−£10k	£10.5k	−£3.4k
Cash conversion	44.1%	—	−53.2%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼69.1%	▲39.3%	▼0.1%
Profit growth	—	▼192%	—	▼124.7%
Headcount growth	—	—	▼10.9%	▼23.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.9m	£49.7k	£61k	£80.7k
Net assets	£23.1m	£20.1m	£21.3m	£21m
Fixed assets	£12.7m	£12.5m	£12.1m	£12.6m
Current assets	£21.7m	£17.7m	£20.1m	£22m
Debtors	£370k	£1.2m	£812k	£466k
Deferred income	£790k	£654k	£761k	£452k
Cash from operations	£1m	−£1.9m	−£727k	−£2.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −16.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 63.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £21.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 638.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 22.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 23.5%; 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: ▼1%; Now £21m
Cash at bank: ▲32%; Now £80.7k
Headcount: ▼24%; Now 93
Deferred income: ▼41%; Now £452k
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £12.6m

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

Habitat First Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The Lower Mill Estate Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Cascove LimitedFigures not disclosed
Eco Chic LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (10)

Clambertine (Management) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Clambertine LimitedFigures not disclosed
Falco 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Falco 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gladbray LimitedFigures not disclosed
Habitat Escapes LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lme Cleaning Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lme Villas LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lower Mill Estate Holidays LimitedFigures not disclosed
Paxton Springs 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£318k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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