Liebherr Sunderland Works Limited
Registered name: LIEBHERR SUNDERLAND WORKS LIMITED
Liebherr Sunderland Works Limited made £55.2m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Liebherr Sunderland Works Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £55.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £1m profit and 203 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Sunderland; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sunderland, North East
- Age
- 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £41.1m | £55.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £1m |
| Staff costs | £8.7m | £9.4m |
| Employees (average) | 186 | 203 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £221k | £272k |
| Profit per employee | £6k | £5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Net assets | £8.4m | £8.4m |
| Current assets | £25.6m | £26.7m |
| Cash from operations | £2.1m | £3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £272k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £8.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £1.5m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 203
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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