Ward Thomas Removals Limited
Registered name: WARD THOMAS REMOVALS LIMITED
Ward Thomas Removals Limited made £7.3m revenue and £916k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Ward Thomas Removals Limited’s revenue fell 49% to £7.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £916k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “removal services”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £30.6m | £33.9m | £14.4m | £7.3m |
| Cost of sales | £16.5m | £17.9m | £7.1m | £3.4m |
| Gross profit | £14.1m | £16m | £7.3m | £3.9m |
| Operating profit | £6.1m | £5.8m | £2m | £915k |
| Profit before tax | £5.5m | £5.8m | −£1.3m | £901k |
| Profit after tax | £4.4m | £4.7m | −£1.3m | £916k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.4m | £4.7m | −£1.3m | £916k |
| Staff costs | £11.7m | £13.2m | £5.5m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 299 | 305 | 129 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 14.4% | 13.8% | −9% | 12.6% |
| Gross margin | 46% | 47.2% | 50.6% | 53.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £102k | £111k | £111k | £121k |
| Profit per employee | £14.8k | £15.3k | −£10k | £15.3k |
| Cash conversion | −37.2% | −71.3% | −710.1% | 80.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.8% | ▼57.6% | ▼49.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲5.7% | ▼127.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2% | ▼57.7% | ▼53.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £800k |
| Net assets | £24.1m | £27.8m | £9.1m | £10m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1m | £5.5m | £566k | £400k |
| Current assets | £27.5m | £29.9m | £18.8m | £20.3m |
| Debtors | £5.4m | £5.5m | £383k | £471k |
| Deferred income | £2.4m | £2.7m | £2m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.3m | −£4.2m | −£14.4m | £736k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £121k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 80.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 20.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.5%
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £10m
- Cash at bank
- ▼51%
- Now £800k
- Headcount
- ▼53%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- ▼27%
- Now £1.5m
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £400k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Lawrence Astridge Removals LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Moves Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £916k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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