Littlewood Fencing Limited
Registered name: LITTLEWOOD FENCING LIMITED
Part of Nyetimber Finco Limited groupLittlewood Fencing Limited made £53.3m revenue and £4.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Littlewood Fencing Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £53.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £4.1m profit and 218 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37.3m | £30.5m | £47.7m | £53.3m |
| Cost of sales | £28.8m | £22.8m | £37m | £38.6m |
| Gross profit | £8.5m | £7.7m | £10.7m | £14.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £1.2m | £1.7m | £5.4m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £1m | £1.3m | £4.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £1m | £1.3m | £4.1m |
| Staff costs | £8m | £14.8m | £11.6m | £10.4m |
| Employees (average) | 191 | 190 | 198 | 218 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.7% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 7.7% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 25.2% | 22.4% | 27.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £195k | £161k | £241k | £244k |
| Profit per employee | £11.2k | £5.3k | £6.6k | £18.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.2% | ▲56.3% | ▲11.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.6% | ▲29.2% | ▲212.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.5% | ▲4.2% | ▲10.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.8m | £2.4m | £5.8m | £3.5m |
| Net assets | £12.7m | £13.7m | £15m | £10.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.6m | £6m |
| Current assets | £17.5m | £18.4m | £21.4m | £20.1m |
| Debtors | £2.5m | £4.4m | £5m | £3.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £244k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.9%
- 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
- ▼30%
- Now £10.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼39%
- Now £3.5m
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 218
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲268%
- Now £6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nyetimber Finco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Nyetimber Midco Limited75–100%
- Nyetimber Bidco Limited75–100%
- Network Plus Group Ltd75–100%
- Network Plus Topco Ltd75–100%
- Network Plus Utility Services Ltd75–100%
- Network Plus Services Ltd75–100%
- Littlewood Group Ltd75–100%
- Littlewood Fencing UK Limited75–100%
- Littlewood Holdings (Sussex) Limited75–100%
- Littlewood Fencing Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Berry Systems UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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