How much does Building Materials Nationwide Limited make?

Building Materials Nationwide Limited reported revenue of £33.6m and £408k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Building Materials Nationwide Limited have?

Building Materials Nationwide Limited reported an average of 54 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Building Materials Nationwide Limited profitable?

Yes — Building Materials Nationwide Limited reported a profit of £408k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08370227 · Incorporated 22 Jan 2013

Building Materials Nationwide Limited

Registered name: BUILDING MATERIALS NATIONWIDE LIMITED

Part of Survival of the Fittest Limited group

Building Materials Nationwide Limited made £33.6m revenue and £408k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Building Materials Nationwide Limited’s revenue was £33.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £408k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Reading; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Reading, South East
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£33.6m

Growth —

Profit

£408k

Growth —

Profit margin

1.2%

Gross 20.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£7.6k

Revenue/employee £623k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.3m	£35.5m	£31.2m	£23.2m	£33.6m
Cost of sales	£13.6m	£28m	£25m	£18.8m	£26.8m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£7.5m	£6.2m	£4.4m	£6.9m
Operating profit	£612k	£1.6m	−£177k	£21k	£428k
Profit before tax	£612k	£1.6m	−£84.2k	£141k	£531k
Profit after tax	£487k	£1.2m	−£62.6k	£149k	£408k
Profit (best available)	£487k	£1.2m	−£62.6k	£149k	£408k
Staff costs	£2.3m	£3.5m	£3.7m	£2.4m	£3.5m
Employees (average)	47	64	70	57	54
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	3.5%	−0.2%	0.6%	1.2%
Gross margin	25.8%	21.1%	19.8%	18.8%	20.4%
Revenue per employee	£390k	£555k	£446k	£407k	£623k
Profit per employee	£10.4k	£19.2k	−£894	£2.6k	£7.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲93.8%	▼12.1%	—	—
Profit growth	—	▲152.3%	▼105.1%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲36.2%	▲9.4%	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.9m	£5m	£2.9m	£2.9m	£4.8m
Net assets	£3.5m	£4.8m	£4.3m	£4.4m	£4.7m
Fixed assets	£755k	£794k	£907k	£861k	£632k
Current assets	£5.6m	£10.2m	£7.8m	£7.5m	£8.2m
Debtors	£1.9m	£4.3m	£4.3m	£3.5m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£46.7k	£92.1k	£64.8k	£127k	£141k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £623k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.7%; 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 £4.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now £4.8m
Headcount: —; Now 54
Deferred income: —; Now £141k
Fixed assets: —; Now £632k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Survival of the Fittest Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Building Materials Nationwide Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Distributor LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2025 (profit £408k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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