Start Engineering (Southern) Ltd
Registered name: START ENGINEERING (SOUTHERN) LTD
Start Engineering (Southern) Ltd made £135k revenue and £14.8k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Start Engineering (Southern) Ltd’s revenue grew 18% to £135k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £14.8k profit and -2 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Maidstone, South East
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £114k | £135k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£193 | £14.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£193 | £14.8k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £35.2k | £35.9k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.2% | 10.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £56.9k | −£67.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£96 | −£7.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲18.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼200% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £2.6k | £10.3k | £3.7k | £17.2k |
| Fixed assets | £12.1k | £9.4k | £7.4k | £5.3k |
| Current assets | £44.8k | £51.7k | £31.5k | £47.2k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.6k | £1.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- −£67.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▲368%
- Now £17.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼200%
- Now -2
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £1.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £5.3k
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 Mar 2025 (profit £14.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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