How much does Deme Building Materials Limited make?

Deme Building Materials Limited reported revenue of £2.6m and a loss of £706k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Deme Building Materials Limited have?

Deme Building Materials Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Deme Building Materials Limited profitable?

No — Deme Building Materials Limited reported a loss of £706k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 04590759 · Incorporated 14 Nov 2002

Deme Building Materials Limited

Registered name: DEME BUILDING MATERIALS LIMITED

Part of Deme Group Nv group

Deme Building Materials Limited made £2.6m revenue and a £706k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Deme Building Materials Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £2.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £706k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Weybridge; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Weybridge, London
Age: 23 yrs · since 2002
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. From the filing: “DEME N.V. (incorporated in Belgium) is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company and which heads the largest group and the smallest group for which consolidated Financia”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£2.6m

Growth ▲1.1%

Profit

−£706k

Growth —

Profit margin

−27.1%

Gross 6.6%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£235k

Revenue/employee £870k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2.9m	£2.6m	£2.6m
Cost of sales	£2.4m	£2.4m	£2.4m
Gross profit	£468k	£146k	£173k
Operating profit	£304k	−£116k	−£718k
Profit before tax	£299k	−£101k	−£706k
Profit after tax	£242k	−£81.5k	−£706k
Profit (best available)	£242k	−£81.5k	−£706k
Employees (average)	3	3	3
Ratios
Profit margin	8.4%	−3.2%	−27.1%
Gross margin	16.3%	5.7%	6.6%
Revenue per employee	£958k	£860k	£870k
Profit per employee	£80.8k	−£27.2k	−£235k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.2%	▲1.1%
Profit growth	—	▼133.6%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	£1.9m	£1.8m	£1.1m
Debtors	£46.6k	£53k	£158k
Deferred income	£621k	£238k	£144k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −27.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 6.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £870k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£235k; 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: 5.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.1%; 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: ▼38%; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: 0%; Now 3
Deferred income: ▼39%; Now £144k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Deme Group Nv (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Deme Building Materials Limitedthis company

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

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 2024 (profit −£706k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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