Stephenson Construction (Southern) Limited
Registered name: STEPHENSON CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
Stephenson Construction (Southern) Limited made £92.9m revenue and £4.1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024. read from filing text
Stephenson Construction (Southern) Limited’s revenue grew 79% to £92.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £4.1m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Horsham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horsham, South East
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43.9m | £51.8m | £92.9m |
| Cost of sales | £39.1m | £44.7m | £76.3m |
| Gross profit | £4.8m | £7.1m | £16.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.2m | £3.4m | £5.3m |
| Profit before tax | £2.2m | £3.4m | £5.3m |
| Profit after tax | £2.6m | £3.4m | £4.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.6m | £3.4m | £4.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.8% | 6.5% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | 10.9% | 13.7% | 17.9% |
| Cash conversion | −348.8% | −85.7% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.1% | ▲79.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲31% | ▲20.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.3m | £3.5m |
| Net assets | £5.3m | £5.4m | £9.4m |
| Current assets | £18.7m | £22.1m | £30.5m |
| Debtors | £9m | £5.6m | £13.6m |
| Deferred income | £1.1m | £2.4m | £3m |
| Cash from operations | −£7.5m | −£2.9m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- 3.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.7%
- 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
- ▲75%
- Now £9.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲169%
- Now £3.5m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲28%
- Now £3m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit £4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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