The Safe Water Trust Limited
Registered name: THE SAFE WATER TRUST LIMITED
The Safe Water Trust Limited made £131k revenue and a £143k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Safe Water Trust Limited’s revenue fell 71% to £131k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £143k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Sunderland; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sunderland, North East
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £371k | £458k | £131k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£26.8k | £16.8k | −£143k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£26.8k | £16.8k | −£143k |
| Staff costs | — | £81.7k | £100k | £68k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −7.2% | 3.7% | −108.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £74.1k | £91.6k | £43.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£5.4k | £3.4k | −£47.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲23.5% | ▼71.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼950.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲66.7% | 0% | ▼40% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £254k | £281k | −£264k | −£407k |
| Fixed assets | £9.5k | £7.7k | £6.1k | £3.6k |
| Current assets | £163k | £222k | £350k | £371k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −108.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£47.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- 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 −£407k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼40%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼41%
- Now £3.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£143k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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