How much does Biowise Limited make?

Biowise Limited reported revenue of £12.5m and a loss of £1.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Biowise Limited have?

Biowise Limited reported an average of 44 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Biowise Limited profitable?

No — Biowise Limited reported a loss of £1.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04305295 · Incorporated 16 Oct 2001

Biowise Limited

Registered name: BIOWISE LIMITED

Part of Fomento De Construcciones Y Contratas, S.A. group

Biowise Limited made £12.5m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Biowise Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £12.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.8m and 44 employees. The company is classified under “treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38210Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste SIC 39000Remediation activities and other waste management services

Status: Active
Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£12.5m

Growth ▼18.6%

Profit

−£1.8m

Growth ▼232.9%

Profit margin

−14.6%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£41.8k

Revenue/employee £285k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.4m	£12.5m
Operating profit	£2.1m	−£2.2m
Profit before tax	£2.1m	−£2.1m
Profit after tax	£1.4m	−£1.8m
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	−£1.8m
Staff costs	£2.1m	£2.2m
Employees (average)	44	44
Ratios
Profit margin	9%	−14.6%
Revenue per employee	£350k	£285k
Profit per employee	£31.4k	−£41.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼18.6%
Profit growth	—	▼232.9%
Headcount growth	—	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	£11.1m	£9.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −14.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £285k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£41.8k; 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.

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: ▼17%; Now £9.3m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: 0%; Now 44
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Fomento De Construcciones Y Contratas, S.A. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
FCC Environment (UK) Limited75–100%
FCC Waste Management Limited75–100%
Wastewise Holdings Ltd75–100%
Biowise Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Wastewise (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wastewise 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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