Orton Mechanical Services Limited
Registered name: ORTON MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Part of Orton Electrical & Mechanical Group Limited groupOrton Mechanical Services Limited made £1.7m revenue and £151k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Orton Mechanical Services Limited’s revenue grew 31% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £151k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” and is based in Halesowen; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Halesowen, West Midlands
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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: “The ultimate controlling party is Orton Electrical & Mechanical Group Limited. Its registered office is West Point, Second Floor, Mucklow Office Park, Mucklow Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands, England, ”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.3m | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £887k | £1.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £435k | £562k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £158k | £202k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £118k | £151k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £118k | £151k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 32.9% | 32.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £132k | £144k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £11.8k | £12.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲30.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲27.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼13.3% | ▼23.1% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £78.2k | £66.8k | £70.9k | £72.9k |
| Net assets | £438k | £441k | £455k | £256k |
| Current assets | £915k | £699k | £741k | £479k |
| Debtors | £615k | £336k | £469k | £380k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £144k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.6k
- 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
- 22%
- 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
- ▼44%
- Now £256k
- Cash at bank
- ▲3%
- Now £72.9k
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Orton Electrical & Mechanical Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Orton Mechanical Services Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Orton Electrical Services LimitedRev. £17.8m · Profit £3.1m
- Orton Maintenance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Orton Technical Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £151k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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