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Company No. 06587544 · Incorporated 8 May 2008

London South Build Limited

Registered name: LONDON SOUTH BUILD LIMITED

London South Build Limited made £5.5m revenue and £6.7k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2023.

London South Build Limited’s revenue was £5.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2023, with £6.7k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Leigh on Sea; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Liquidation
Location
Leigh on Sea, East of England
Age
18 yrs · since 2008
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2023

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£5.5m
Growth —
Profit
£6.7k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.1%
Gross 3.5%
Employees
13
Change —
Profit / employee
£519
Revenue/employee £419k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202130 Nov 202230 Apr 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.7m£25.6m£5.5m
Cost of sales£11.7m£24.6m£5.3m
Gross profit£941k£933k£193k
Operating profit£346k£134k£67.6k
Profit before tax£292k£15.4k£10.4k
Profit after tax£235k£12.2k£6.7k
Profit (best available)£235k£12.2k£6.7k
Staff costs£396k£471k£46.3k
Employees (average)151613
Ratios
Profit margin1.9%0.1%0.1%
Gross margin7.4%3.6%3.5%
Revenue per employee£844k£1.6m£419k
Profit per employee£15.7k£762£519
Cash conversion−70.8%925.4%1185%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£335k£289k£92.3k
Net assets£871k£843k£850k
Fixed assets£23.9k£22.2k£13.6k
Current assets£5.9m£6.7m£6.1m
Debtors£1.9m£3.2m£3.4m
Cash from operations−£245k£1.2m£801k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
3.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£419k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£519
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
1185%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
61.6%
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 £850k
Cash at bank
—
Now £92.3k
Headcount
—
Now 13
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now £13.6k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit £6.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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