Portwell Engineering Ltd
Registered name: PORTWELL ENGINEERING LTD
Portwell Engineering Ltd made £126k revenue and £74.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Portwell Engineering Ltd’s revenue grew 17% to £126k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £74.3k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Sale; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sale, North West
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £82.1k | £101k | £108k | £126k |
| Profit after tax | £45.3k | £57.5k | £61.2k | £74.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £45.3k | £57.5k | £61.2k | £74.3k |
| Staff costs | £21.5k | £24.3k | £22.1k | £23k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 55.2% | 56.9% | 56.6% | 58.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £50.6k | £54.1k | £63.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | £28.7k | £30.6k | £37.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲23.1% | ▲7% | ▲16.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲26.9% | ▲6.5% | ▲21.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £8.5k | £32k | £55.2k | £102k |
| Fixed assets | £296 | £266 | £240 | £30k |
| Current assets | £21.1k | £48.2k | £79k | £88.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 58.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £63.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £37.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.8%
- 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
- ▲85%
- Now £102k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12400%
- Now £30k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £74.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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