Advanced Construction Systems Limited
Registered name: ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
Part of E H Smith Holdings Ltd groupAdvanced Construction Systems Limited made £1.1m revenue and a £24.1k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Advanced Construction Systems Limited’s revenue grew 61% to £1.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £24.1k and 14 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Solihull; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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. From the filing: “EH Smith (Holdings) Ltd”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £803k | £779k | £700k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £384k | £363k | £402k | £567k |
| Gross profit | £419k | £416k | £298k | £562k |
| Operating profit | −£168k | −£259k | −£254k | −£38.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£168k | −£259k | −£254k | −£38.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£124k | −£205k | −£184k | −£24.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£124k | −£205k | −£184k | −£24.1k |
| Staff costs | £452k | £483k | £456k | £534k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −15.4% | −26.3% | −26.3% | −2.1% |
| Gross margin | 52.1% | 53.4% | 42.5% | 49.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £80.3k | £51.9k | £58.4k | £80.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£12.4k | −£13.7k | −£15.3k | −£1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3% | ▼10.1% | ▲61.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | ▼20% | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £17.5k | £23.3k | £130 | £105k |
| Net assets | £173k | −£31.6k | −£216k | −£240k |
| Current assets | £376k | £365k | £493k | £510k |
| Debtors | £206k | £123k | £213k | £95.8k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £80.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.5%
- 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
- —
- Now −£240k
- Cash at bank
- ▲80528%
- Now £105k
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- E H Smith Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Advanced Construction Systems Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- E H Smith (Builders Merchants) LimitedRev. £166m · Profit £2.4m
- Northcot Brick LimitedRev. £5.5m · Profit −£186k
- Bovingdon Brickworks LimitedRev. £11 · Profit £2.8m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£24.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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