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Company No. 04944994 · Incorporated 27 Oct 2003

Environmental Waste Controls Limited

Registered name: ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE CONTROLS LIMITED

Environmental Waste Controls Limited made £11.3m revenue and £274k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Environmental Waste Controls Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £11.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £274k profit and 120 employees. The company is classified under “collection of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Prescot; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38110Collection of non-hazardous waste
Status
Active
Location
Prescot, North West
Age
22 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.3m
Growth ▼4.4%
Profit
£274k
Growth ▼45.4%
Profit margin
2.4%
Gross 20.6%
Employees
120
Change ▼4%
Profit / employee
£2.3k
Revenue/employee £94.4k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£10.5m£11.9m£11.3m
Cost of sales—£8.2m£9.3m£9m
Gross profit—£2.3m£2.5m£2.3m
Operating profit—£843k£663k£346k
Profit before tax—£856k£670k£356k
Profit after tax—£639k£503k£274k
Profit (best available)—£639k£503k£274k
Staff costs—£3.1m£4m£4m
Employees (average)7198125120
Ratios
Profit margin—6.1%4.2%2.4%
Gross margin—22%21.5%20.6%
Revenue per employee—£107k£94.8k£94.4k
Profit per employee—£6.5k£4k£2.3k
Cash conversion—11.2%−29.6%−369.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲13.2%▼4.4%
Profit growth——▼21.3%▼45.4%
Headcount growth—▲38%▲27.6%▼4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6m£1.3m£888k£1.6m
Net assets£2.2m£2.4m£2.4m£2.2m
Fixed assets£858k£889k£1.1m£1.3m
Current assets£3.3m£4.3m£4.3m£4.4m
Debtors£1.3m£2.7m£2.4m£2.4m
Deferred income—£647k£658k£688k
Cash from operations—£94.4k−£197k−£1.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£94.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−369.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.8%
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
▼5%
Now £2.2m
Cash at bank
▲77%
Now £1.6m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 120
Deferred income
▲5%
Now £688k
Fixed assets
▲21%
Now £1.3m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £274k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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