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Company No. 04307818 · Incorporated 19 Oct 2001

L & W Contractors Limited

Registered name: L & W CONTRACTORS LIMITED

L & W Contractors Limited made £10.7m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

L & W Contractors Limited’s revenue grew 24% to £10.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1m profit and 77 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in West Sussex; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
West Sussex, South East
Age
24 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£10.7m
Growth ▲23.5%
Profit
£1m
Growth ▲90.1%
Profit margin
9.5%
Gross 31.7%
Employees
77
Change ▲1.3%
Profit / employee
£13.2k
Revenue/employee £139k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£7.2m£8.7m£10.7m
Cost of sales£5.7m£6.3m£7.3m
Gross profit£1.5m£2.3m£3.4m
Operating profit£823k£854k£1.5m
Profit before tax£682k£720k£1.3m
Profit after tax£537k£535k£1m
Profit (best available)£537k£535k£1m
Staff costs£3.7m£4.1m£5.1m
Employees (average)657677
Ratios
Profit margin7.5%6.2%9.5%
Gross margin20.2%27.1%31.7%
Revenue per employee£111k£114k£139k
Profit per employee£8.3k£7k£13.2k
Cash conversion276.5%282.1%214%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.3%▲23.5%
Profit growth—▼0.4%▲90.1%
Headcount growth—▲16.9%▲1.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£1.1m£2.7m
Net assets£5.7m£6.2m£7.1m
Fixed assets£8.7m£8.3m£7.4m
Current assets£2.1m£2.2m£4m
Debtors£542k£870k£770k
Cash from operations£2.3m£2.4m£3.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
31.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£139k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£13.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
214%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
69.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.2%
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
▲16%
Now £7.1m
Cash at bank
▲133%
Now £2.7m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 77
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼11%
Now £7.4m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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