How much does We Contracting Ltd make?

We Contracting Ltd reported revenue of £88.6m and £568 profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does We Contracting Ltd have?

We Contracting Ltd reported an average of 815 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is We Contracting Ltd profitable?

Yes — We Contracting Ltd reported a profit of £568 in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08635529 · Incorporated 2 Aug 2013

We Contracting Ltd

Registered name: WE CONTRACTING LTD

We Contracting Ltd made £88.6m revenue and £568 profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

We Contracting Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £88.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £568 profit and 815 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Chester, North West
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

£88.6m

Growth ▲6.6%

Profit

£568

Growth ▼86.4%

Profit margin

Gross 0.2%

Employees

815

Change ▲13.5%

Profit / employee

£1

Revenue/employee £109k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£66m	£67.9m	£83.2m	£88.6m
Cost of sales	£65.8m	£67.7m	£83m	£88.5m
Gross profit	£208k	£200k	£188k	£140k
Operating profit	£7.1k	£3.3k	£9.2k	£940
Profit before tax	£6.1k	£2.5k	£5.2k	£701
Profit after tax	£4.9k	£2.1k	£4.2k	£568
Profit (best available)	£4.9k	£2.1k	£4.2k	£568
Staff costs	£62.7m	£63.7m	£78m	£83.9m
Employees (average)	676	671	718	815
Ratios
Profit margin	0%	0%	0%	0%
Gross margin	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Revenue per employee	£97.6k	£101k	£116k	£109k
Profit per employee	£7	£3	£6	£1
Cash conversion	−13598%	35018%	−10652%	52810%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3%	▲22.4%	▲6.6%
Profit growth	—	▼58.2%	▲102.7%	▼86.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.7%	▲7%	▲13.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£47.4k	£1m	£510k
Net assets	£18.1k	£20.2k	£24.3k	£24.9k
Current assets	£4.5m	£3.8m	£5.6m	£4.6m
Debtors	£1.6m	£1.6m	£2.5m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£7.5k	£319k	£372k	£389k
Cash from operations	−£967k	£1.2m	−£985k	£496k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 0.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £109k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 52810%; 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: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.6%; 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: ▲2%; Now £24.9k
Cash at bank: ▼50%; Now £510k
Headcount: ▲14%; Now 815
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £389k
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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £568), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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