Hydro Water Management Solutions Ltd
Registered name: HYDRO WATER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
Hydro Water Management Solutions Ltd made £18.5m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Hydro Water Management Solutions Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £18.5m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.1m profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Stockport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.9m | £14.7m | £16.9m | £18.5m |
| Cost of sales | £14.4m | £12.4m | £14.1m | £15.5m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.8m | £3m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £965k | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.5m | £927k | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £718k | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £718k | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | £745k | £1m | £968k | — |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.1% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 14.5% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 16.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £804k | £670k | £843k | £804k |
| Profit per employee | £57.1k | £32.6k | £55.8k | £48.7k |
| Cash conversion | −94.5% | −139.1% | −128% | −118% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.7% | ▲14.3% | ▲9.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼40.2% | ▲55.6% | ▲0.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▼9.1% | ▲15% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.8m | £2.7m | £3.4m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.7m | £2m | £2.6m |
| Fixed assets | £49.6k | £46.3k | £47.5k | £51.9k |
| Current assets | £5.1m | £5.8m | £6.1m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3m | £2.8m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £208k | £230k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.4m | −£1.3m | −£1.9m | −£1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £804k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £48.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −118%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £2.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲27%
- Now £3.4m
- Headcount
- ▲15%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- ▲11%
- Now £230k
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £51.9k
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 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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