How much does Sycamore Process Engineering Limited make?

Sycamore Process Engineering Limited reported revenue of £10.1m and £216k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sycamore Process Engineering Limited have?

Sycamore Process Engineering Limited reported an average of 62 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sycamore Process Engineering Limited profitable?

Yes — Sycamore Process Engineering Limited reported a profit of £216k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05383053 · Incorporated 4 Mar 2005

Sycamore Process Engineering Limited

Registered name: SYCAMORE PROCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED

Part of Spe Group Limited group

Sycamore Process Engineering Limited made £10.1m revenue and £216k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Sycamore Process Engineering Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £10.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £216k profit and 62 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing” and is based in Yeovil; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28930Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing

Status: Active
Location: Yeovil, South West
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
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 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£10.1m

Growth ▼11.7%

Profit

£216k

Growth ▲49.9%

Profit margin

2.1%

Gross 22.5%

Employees

Change ▲8.8%

Profit / employee

£3.5k

Revenue/employee £163k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11m	£11.4m	£10.1m
Cost of sales	—	£8.6m	£9.4m	£7.8m
Gross profit	—	£2.4m	£2m	£2.3m
Operating profit	—	£649k	£228k	£338k
Profit before tax	—	£632k	£223k	£329k
Profit after tax	—	£561k	£144k	£216k
Profit (best available)	—	£561k	£144k	£216k
Staff costs	—	£2.3m	£2.6m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	45	52	57	62
Ratios
Profit margin	—	5.1%	1.3%	2.1%
Gross margin	—	21.8%	17.6%	22.5%
Revenue per employee	—	£211k	£201k	£163k
Profit per employee	—	£10.8k	£2.5k	£3.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲4.5%	▼11.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼74.3%	▲49.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲15.6%	▲9.6%	▲8.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.2m	£494	£874k
Net assets	£813k	£1.2m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£0	£65.5k	£89.4k	£206k
Current assets	—	£6.1m	£3.1m	£4.9m
Debtors	£1.9m	£3.2m	£1.5m	£2.5m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £163k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 25.1%; 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 £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▲176908%; Now £874k
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 62
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲131%; Now £206k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Spe Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Camelot Chase Holdings Ltd75–100%
Sycamore Process Engineering 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £216k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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