How much does L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited make?

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited reported revenue of £10.4m and a loss of £9.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited have?

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited reported an average of 83 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited profitable?

No — L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited reported a loss of £9.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 03939427 · Incorporated 3 Mar 2000

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited

Registered name: L.B. FOSTER RAIL TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited made £10.4m revenue and a £9.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £10.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £9.7m and 83 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other special-purpose machinery” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28990Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “The immediate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£10.4m

Growth ▼16.9%

Profit

−£9.7m

Growth —

Profit margin

−93.2%

Gross 28.5%

Employees

Change ▼1.2%

Profit / employee

−£117k

Revenue/employee £126k

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11m	£12.6m	£10.4m
Cost of sales	£7.1m	£7.6m	£7.5m
Gross profit	£3.9m	£4.9m	£3m
Operating profit	−£2m	−£2.2m	−£2.7m
Profit before tax	−£2.4m	−£1.5m	−£9.7m
Profit after tax	−£2.5m	−£2.1m	−£9.7m
Profit (best available)	−£2.5m	−£2.1m	−£9.7m
Staff costs	£3.7m	£4.8m	—
Employees (average)	79	84	83
Ratios
Profit margin	−22.8%	−16.9%	−93.2%
Gross margin	35.4%	39.1%	28.5%
Revenue per employee	£139k	£149k	£126k
Profit per employee	−£31.7k	−£25.2k	−£117k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14.1%	▼16.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲6.3%	▼1.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£405k	£649k	£406k
Net assets	£21.6m	£7.3m	−£2.6m
Fixed assets	£26.7m	£15.7m	£9.1m
Current assets	£10.8m	£11.6m	£13.4m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.4m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£1.1m	£1.7m	£902k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −93.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 28.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £126k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£117k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 87.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.3%; 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: ▼135%; Now −£2.6m
Cash at bank: ▼37%; Now £406k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 83
Deferred income: ▼46%; Now £902k
Fixed assets: ▼42%; Now £9.1m

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Tew Engineering LimitedRev. £7.5m · Profit £78.9k
Skratch Enterprises LimitedRev. £4.3m · Profit −£471k
Coronet Rail LimitedFigures not disclosed

Minority corporate shareholders

L.B. Foster Company (registered outside the UK register)

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 2024 (profit −£9.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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