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Company No. 07497567 · Incorporated 19 Jan 2011

Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limited

Registered name: ADVANCE NORTHUMBERLAND (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

Part of Northumberland County Council group

Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limited made £45.7m revenue and a £1.2m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limited’s revenue grew 93% to £45.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.2m and 66 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Northumberland; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41100Development of building projectsSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildingsSIC 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Status
Active
Location
Northumberland, North East
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
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 Company’s immediate parent company is Advance Northumberland Limited. Northumberland County Council is the ultimate controlling party by virtue of its shareholding in Advance Northumberland Limite”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£45.7m
Growth ▲93.3%
Profit
−£1.2m
Growth —
Profit margin
−2.7%
Gross −0.2%
Employees
66
Change ▼5.7%
Profit / employee
−£18.4k
Revenue/employee £692k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20m£23.1m£23.6m£45.7m
Cost of sales£19.6m£22.7m£24.4m£45.8m
Gross profit£384k£409k−£733k−£96.3k
Operating profit−£394k−£761k−£4.1m−£1.5m
Profit before tax−£666k−£893k−£4.2m−£652k
Profit after tax−£657k£881k−£3.7m−£1.2m
Profit (best available)−£657k£881k−£3.7m−£1.2m
Staff costs£2.5m£3m£2.3m£1.9m
Employees (average)—07066
Ratios
Profit margin−3.3%3.8%−15.5%−2.7%
Gross margin1.9%1.8%−3.1%−0.2%
Revenue per employee——£338k£692k
Profit per employee——−£52.3k−£18.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲15.4%▲2.5%▲93.3%
Profit growth——▼515.5%—
Headcount growth———▼5.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.5m£4.5m£541k£1.1m
Net assets−£3.5m−£4.4m−£8m−£9.6m
Fixed assets£1.4m£1.3m£1.2m£1.1m
Current assets£72.5m£81.8m£81.9m£48.1m
Debtors£245k£140k£272k£3.9m
Deferred income£26.8m£32.9m£36.1m£10m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−0.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£692k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£18.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
21.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 −£9.6m
Cash at bank
▲101%
Now £1.1m
Headcount
▼6%
Now 66
Deferred income
▼72%
Now £10m
Fixed assets
▼9%
Now £1.1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Northumberland County Council (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Advance Northumberland Limited75–100%
  3. Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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