John Building Ltd
Registered name: JOHN BUILDING LTD
John Building Ltd made £50.9k revenue and £5.4k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
John Building Ltd’s revenue fell 77% to £50.9k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £5.4k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Orpington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Orpington, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £52.6k | £220k | £50.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | £4.1k | £19k | £5.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £4.1k | £19k | £5.4k |
| Staff costs | — | £34.5k | £98.5k | £18.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 7.8% | 8.6% | 10.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £26.3k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.1k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲317.1% | ▼76.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲360.4% | ▼71.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £100 | £100 | £11.6k | £12k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 | £11.6k | £12k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £12k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £5.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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