Waagner Biro Steel and Glass Limited
Registered name: WAAGNER BIRO STEEL AND GLASS LIMITED
Waagner Biro Steel and Glass Limited made £35.2m revenue and £264k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Waagner Biro Steel and Glass Limited’s revenue grew 1047% to £35.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £264k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Leicester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- Leicester, East Midlands
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £3.1m | £35.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £2.3m | £33.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £784k | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | — | £140k | £374k |
| Profit before tax | — | £127k | £377k |
| Profit after tax | £14.2k | £239k | £264k |
| Profit (best available) | £14.2k | £239k | £264k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 7.8% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 25.5% | 3.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £768k | £2.7m |
| Profit per employee | £2.4k | £59.6k | £20.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲1047% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲1586% | ▲10.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | ▲225% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £65k | £2.1m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £83k | £322k | £586k |
| Fixed assets | £1.5k | £2.5k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £6.3m | £14m |
| Debtors | £327k | £1.3m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | £83.6k | £3m | £1.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.9%
- 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
- ▲82%
- Now £586k
- Cash at bank
- ▼48%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- ▲225%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- ▼65%
- Now £1.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▼33%
- Now £1.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £264k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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