O.c.l. Drylining Limited
Registered name: O.C.L. DRYLINING LIMITED
Part of O.c.l. Holdings Limited groupO.c.l. Drylining Limited made £12.4m revenue and £995k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
O.c.l. Drylining Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £12.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £995k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Basildon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Basildon, East of England
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
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) | £4.5m | £9.4m | £14.7m | £12.4m |
| Cost of sales | £3.5m | £7.8m | −£12m | −£9m |
| Gross profit | £1.1m | £1.7m | £2.7m | £3.3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £982k | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £495k | £824k | £982k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £400k | £660k | £737k | £995k |
| Profit (best available) | £400k | £660k | £737k | £995k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 7% | 5% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | 23.5% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 27% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.3m | £4.7m | £7.3m | £6.2m |
| Profit per employee | £200k | £330k | £368k | £498k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲108% | ▲55.7% | ▼15.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲64.7% | ▲11.7% | ▲35% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.6m | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.9m | £1.6m | — | — |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £5.3m | — | — |
| Debtors | £2m | £3.2m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £6.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £498k
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- O.c.l. Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- O.c.l. Drylining Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- O.c.l. Facades LimitedRev. £22.1m · Profit £1.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £995k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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