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Company No. 04664193 · Incorporated 12 Feb 2003

City Brickwork (UK) Limited

Registered name: CITY BRICKWORK (UK) LIMITED

Part of Oddyns Holdings Ltd group

City Brickwork (UK) Limited made £20m revenue and £331k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

City Brickwork (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £20m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £331k profit and 21 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Ware; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Ware, East of England
Age
23 yrs · since 2003
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£20m
Growth ▲15.1%
Profit
£331k
Growth ▼23.7%
Profit margin
1.7%
Gross 12.2%
Employees
21
Change ▲50%
Profit / employee
£15.8k
Revenue/employee £954k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.5m£17.4m£17.4m£20m
Cost of sales£12.6m£14.9m£14.9m£17.6m
Gross profit£1.9m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
Operating profit£720k£1.5m£989k£461k
Profit before tax£625k£1.4m£733k£175k
Profit after tax£492k£1.6m£434k£331k
Profit (best available)£492k£1.6m£434k£331k
Staff costs£616k£810k£867k£1m
Employees (average)21201421
Ratios
Profit margin3.4%9.1%2.5%1.7%
Gross margin13.2%14.4%14.6%12.2%
Revenue per employee£693k£870k£1.2m£954k
Profit per employee£23.4k£79k£31k£15.8k
Cash conversion——−40.6%−306%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲19.6%▲0.1%▲15.1%
Profit growth—▲221.3%▼72.5%▼23.7%
Headcount growth—▼4.8%▼30%▲50%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.3m£580k£531k£1.3m
Net assets£1.3m£1.5m£1.5m£1.5m
Fixed assets£167k£144k£176k£125k
Current assets£3.9m£5.5m£5.6m£6m
Debtors£330k£360k£593k£577k
Deferred income£190k£330k£189k£401k
Cash from operations——−£402k−£1.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£954k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£15.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−306%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.9%
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
▲2%
Now £1.5m
Cash at bank
▲152%
Now £1.3m
Headcount
▲50%
Now 21
Deferred income
▲112%
Now £401k
Fixed assets
▼29%
Now £125k

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

  1. Oddyns Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. City Brickwork (UK) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £331k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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