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Company No. 04687488 · Incorporated 5 Mar 2003

Foster Property Maintenance Limited

Registered name: FOSTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED

Part of FPM Group Limited group

Foster Property Maintenance Limited made £35.9m revenue and £760k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Foster Property Maintenance Limited’s revenue grew 24% to £35.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £760k profit and 132 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Cockfosters; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Cockfosters, 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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£35.9m
Growth ▲23.7%
Profit
£760k
Growth ▼12.9%
Profit margin
2.1%
Gross 13%
Employees
132
Change ▼6.4%
Profit / employee
£5.8k
Revenue/employee £272k
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 to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£26.9m£29.5m£29.1m£35.9m
Cost of sales£22.6m£25.4m£25.3m£31.3m
Gross profit£4.3m£4m£3.8m£4.7m
Operating profit£961k£856k£862k£953k
Profit before tax£906k£825k£832k£938k
Profit after tax£898k£810k£872k£760k
Profit (best available)£898k£810k£872k£760k
Staff costs£5.2m£5.6m£5.8m£5.8m
Employees (average)119124141132
Ratios
Profit margin3.3%2.8%3%2.1%
Gross margin16.1%13.7%13.1%13%
Revenue per employee£226k£238k£206k£272k
Profit per employee£7.5k£6.5k£6.2k£5.8k
Cash conversion−59.5%7.1%40.5%−104.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲9.5%▼1.4%▲23.7%
Profit growth—▼9.8%▲7.6%▼12.9%
Headcount growth—▲4.2%▲13.7%▼6.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£2m£998k£1.9m
Net assets£965k£1.8m£2.2m£2.9m
Fixed assets£199k£233k£264k£191k
Current assets£5m£7m£5.6m£9m
Debtors£2.4m£2.3m£1.9m£3.5m
Deferred income£824k£1.8m£784k—
Cash from operations−£571k£61.2k£349k−£994k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£272k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−104.2%
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
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.6%
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
▲35%
Now £2.9m
Cash at bank
▲94%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
▼6%
Now 132
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼28%
Now £191k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. FPM Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Foster Property Maintenance 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £760k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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