Ledwood Protective Coatings Limited
Registered name: LEDWOOD PROTECTIVE COATINGS LIMITED
Ledwood Protective Coatings Limited made £498k revenue and a £78.4k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ledwood Protective Coatings Limited’s revenue fell 72% to £498k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £78.4k and 14 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Pembroke Dock; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pembroke Dock, Wales
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1m | £902k | £1.8m | £498k |
| Cost of sales | £806k | £856k | £1.6m | £386k |
| Gross profit | £216k | £45.8k | £184k | £113k |
| Operating profit | £49.7k | −£208k | −£90.9k | −£159k |
| Profit before tax | £49.7k | −£58.4k | £109k | −£59k |
| Profit after tax | £40.2k | −£58.4k | £129k | −£78.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £40.2k | −£58.4k | £129k | −£78.4k |
| Staff costs | £447k | £481k | £1.1m | £261k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | −6.5% | 7.3% | −15.7% |
| Gross margin | 21.1% | 5.1% | 10.5% | 22.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £68.1k | £100k | £110k | £35.6k |
| Profit per employee | £2.7k | −£6.5k | £8k | −£5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.8% | ▲94.8% | ▼71.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼245.2% | — | ▼161% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼40% | ▲77.8% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £67.8k | £216k | £115k | £20.2k |
| Net assets | £105k | £46.5k | £175k | £96.7k |
| Current assets | £552k | £583k | £743k | £299k |
| Debtors | £307k | £196k | £400k | £86.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −15.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £35.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.6k
- 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
- 17.4%
- 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
- ▼45%
- Now £96.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▼82%
- Now £20.2k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ledwood Mechanical Engineering LimitedRev. £39.2m · Profit £130k
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 −£78.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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