How much does Exceed Contracting Limited make?

Exceed Contracting Limited reported revenue of £50.2m and a loss of £140k in the year to 31 Dec 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Exceed Contracting Limited have?

Exceed Contracting Limited reported an average of 1,343 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Is Exceed Contracting Limited profitable?

No — Exceed Contracting Limited reported a loss of £140k in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 08566829 · Incorporated 12 Jun 2013

Exceed Contracting Limited

Registered name: EXCEED CONTRACTING LIMITED

Part of The Contemp Co Ltd group

Exceed Contracting Limited made £50.2m revenue and a £140k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

Exceed Contracting Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £50.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £140k and 1,343 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Liquidation
Location: Borehamwood, East of England
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 2023

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£50.2m

Growth ▼1.2%

Profit

−£140k

Growth ▼486.4%

Profit margin

−0.3%

Gross 3%

Employees

1,343

Change ▼33%

Profit / employee

−£104

Revenue/employee £37.4k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£50.9m	£50.2m
Cost of sales	£49.8m	£48.7m
Gross profit	£1.1m	£1.5m
Operating profit	£6.1k	−£208k
Profit before tax	£6.1k	−£140k
Profit after tax	£36.1k	−£140k
Profit (best available)	£36.1k	−£140k
Employees (average)	2,005	1,343
Ratios
Profit margin	0.1%	−0.3%
Gross margin	2.1%	3%
Revenue per employee	£25.4k	£37.4k
Profit per employee	£18	−£104
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.2%
Profit growth	—	▼486.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼33%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.7k	£20.3k
Net assets	£74.6k	−£4.4k
Fixed assets	£6.9k	£7.9k
Current assets	£203k	£195k
Debtors	−£75	£4
Deferred income	£2.7k	£327
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £37.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£104; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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: ▼106%; Now −£4.4k
Cash at bank: ▲73%; Now £20.3k
Headcount: ▼33%; Now 1,343
Deferred income: ▼88%; Now £327
Fixed assets: ▲15%; Now £7.9k

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

The Contemp Co Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Exceed Contracting Limitedthis company

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

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 2023 (profit −£140k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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