Fortus England & Wales Limited
Registered name: FORTUS ENGLAND & WALES LIMITED
Fortus England & Wales Limited made £41.4m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Fortus England & Wales Limited’s revenue grew 59% to £41.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1m profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment” and is based in Letchworth Garden City; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Letchworth Garden City
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.8m | £26.1m | £41.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£15.9m | −£23.3m | −£37.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £2.7m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | −£608k | £78k | −£617k |
| Profit before tax | £5.8m | £4.7m | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £5.8m | £4.7m | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.8m | £4.7m | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 36 | 41 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 32.5% | 18% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 10.9% | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £469k | £725k | £1m |
| Profit per employee | £153k | £130k | £25.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲46.3% | ▲58.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼19.1% | ▼77.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.3% | ▲13.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £25.6k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 41
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (8)
- Acorn Fire & Security LtdRev. £13.2m · Profit £1.4m
- Contract Locking Services (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pock LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rectory Mill LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Security Supplies (Chelmsford) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Security Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Specialized Security Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Electric Gate Shop LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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