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Company No. 05609781 · Incorporated 2 Nov 2005

Fernley (Heathrow) Limited

Registered name: FERNLEY (HEATHROW) LIMITED

Fernley (Heathrow) Limited made £36.1m revenue and a £2.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Fernley (Heathrow) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £36.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.8m and 332 employees. The company is classified under “other cleaning services” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 81299Other cleaning services
Status
Active
Location
Staines-Upon-Thames, London
Age
20 yrs · since 2005
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightBoring industry
Revenue
£36.1m
Growth ▲2.7%
Profit
−£2.8m
Growth —
Profit margin
−7.6%
Gross 28.4%
Employees
332
Change ▲5.1%
Profit / employee
−£8.3k
Revenue/employee £109k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.6m£13.8m£35.1m£36.1m
Cost of sales£7.5m£12m£26.9m£25.8m
Gross profit£1.1m£1.8m£8.2m£10.2m
Operating profit£117k−£1.1m−£938k−£1.7m
Profit before tax−£95.2k−£1.5m−£1.8m−£2.8m
Profit after tax−£255k−£1.5m−£1.8m−£2.8m
Profit (best available)−£255k−£1.5m−£1.8m−£2.8m
Staff costs£7.3m£10.8m£23.8m—
Employees (average)135170316332
Ratios
Profit margin−3%−11.2%−5%−7.6%
Gross margin12.7%13.3%23.3%28.4%
Revenue per employee£63.8k£81.2k£111k£109k
Profit per employee−£1.9k−£9.1k−£5.6k−£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲60.3%▲154.3%▲2.7%
Headcount growth—▲25.9%▲85.9%▲5.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£109k£300k£2.4m£3.7m
Net assets−£4.1m−£5.6m−£7.4m−£10.2m
Fixed assets£147k£1.2m£2.2m£1.8m
Current assets£1.6m£4.3m£11.6m£11.3m
Debtors£330k£1.6m£3.2m£2m
Deferred income£924k£3m£3.5m£4.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−7.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£109k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£8.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
11.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.5%
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
—
Now −£10.2m
Cash at bank
▲56%
Now £3.7m
Headcount
▲5%
Now 332
Deferred income
▲20%
Now £4.3m
Fixed assets
▼19%
Now £1.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

  • Gategroup Holding Ag (registered outside the UK register)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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