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Company No. 04535081 · Incorporated 13 Sep 2002

W M Building Services (Leicester) Limited

Registered name: W M BUILDING SERVICES (LEICESTER) LIMITED

W M Building Services (Leicester) Limited made £39.6m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

W M Building Services (Leicester) Limited’s revenue grew 56% to £39.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.5m profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Leicester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Status
Active
Location
Leicester, East Midlands
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£39.6m
Growth ▲56%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth ▲71.9%
Profit margin
3.9%
Gross 11.5%
Employees
27
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£56.7k
Revenue/employee £1.5m
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25.9m£25.4m£39.6m
Cost of sales£22.1m£21.8m£35m
Gross profit£3.7m£3.6m£4.6m
Operating profit£1.6m£1.2m£1.7m
Profit before tax£1.6m£1.2m£1.7m
Profit after tax£1.2m£890k£1.5m
Profit (best available)£1.2m£890k£1.5m
Staff costs£1.5m£1.5m£1.9m
Employees (average)262727
Ratios
Profit margin4.7%3.5%3.9%
Gross margin14.4%14.1%11.5%
Revenue per employee£995k£939k£1.5m
Profit per employee£46.7k£33k£56.7k
Cash conversion−74.3%−89.6%3.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2%▲56%
Profit growth—▼26.7%▲71.9%
Headcount growth—▲3.9%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.4m£4.7m£4.2m
Net assets£10.2m£10.6m£11.5m
Fixed assets£184k£213k£205k
Current assets£13.8m£14.1m£17.8m
Debtors£6.9m£6.8m£7.3m
Deferred income£14.5k£14.5k£20.3k
Cash from operations−£1.2m−£1.1m£65.3k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
11.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.5m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£56.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
3.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.4%
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
▲9%
Now £11.5m
Cash at bank
▼10%
Now £4.2m
Headcount
0%
Now 27
Deferred income
▲40%
Now £20.3k
Fixed assets
▼4%
Now £205k

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 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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