How much does Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited make?

Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited reported revenue of £23.1m and a loss of £567k in the year to 31 Oct 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited have?

Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Is Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited profitable?

No — Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited reported a loss of £567k in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Company No. 03707005 · Incorporated 3 Feb 1999

Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited

Registered name: CRAPPER & SONS LANDFILL LIMITED

Part of Crapper & Sons Holdings Limited group

Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited made £23.1m revenue and a £567k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited’s revenue grew 31% to £23.1m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £567k and 68 employees. The company is classified under “treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Swindon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38210Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

Status: Active
Location: Swindon, South West
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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 Oct 2024

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£23.1m

Growth ▲30.9%

Profit

−£567k

Growth ▼327%

Profit margin

−2.5%

Gross 9.6%

Employees

Change ▲15.3%

Profit / employee

−£8.3k

Revenue/employee £339k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£19.7m	£17.6m	£23.1m
Cost of sales	£16.9m	£14.4m	£20.8m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£3.2m	£2.2m
Operating profit	£781k	£773k	−£256k
Profit before tax	£568k	£440k	−£670k
Profit after tax	£508k	£250k	−£567k
Profit (best available)	£508k	£250k	−£567k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£3.1m	£3m
Employees (average)	70	59	68
Ratios
Profit margin	2.6%	1.4%	−2.5%
Gross margin	14.4%	18.3%	9.6%
Revenue per employee	£281k	£299k	£339k
Profit per employee	£7.3k	£4.2k	−£8.3k
Cash conversion	−336.8%	−351.5%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.5%	▲30.9%
Profit growth	—	▼50.9%	▼327%
Headcount growth	—	▼15.7%	▲15.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£231k	£956k	£1.7m
Net assets	£9.7m	£9.9m	£9.3m
Fixed assets	£12.3m	£13.3m	£12.4m
Current assets	£6.1m	£7.8m	£7.4m
Debtors	£3.8m	£4.6m	£4.3m
Cash from operations	−£2.6m	−£2.7m	−£2.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £339k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 53.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.8%; 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: ▼6%; Now £9.3m
Cash at bank: ▲73%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▲15%; Now 68
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £12.4m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Crapper & Sons Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Crapper & Sons Landfill Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Crapper & Sons Land LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sustain Operations Community Interest CompanyFigures not disclosed
Sustain Wiltshire 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 Oct 2024 (profit −£567k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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