How many employees does Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd have?

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd reported an average of 57 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Company No. 09748445 · Incorporated 25 Aug 2015

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Q: Is Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd profitable?

Yes — Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd reported a profit of £216k in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Registered name: SHIELD MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL & FACILITIES SERVICES LTD

Part of Shield Environmental Holdings Limited group

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd made £17.7m revenue and £216k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £17.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2024, with £216k profit and 57 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43210Electrical installation SIC 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Status: Active
Location: Bristol, South West
Age: 11 yrs · since 2015
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 Jul 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£17.7m

Growth ▼1.3%

Profit

£216k

Growth ▼64.7%

Profit margin

1.2%

Gross 21.5%

Employees

Change ▲9.6%

Profit / employee

£3.8k

Revenue/employee £310k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£17.9m	£17.7m
Cost of sales	—	£14.5m	£13.9m
Gross profit	—	£3.4m	£3.8m
Operating profit	—	£807k	£336k
Profit before tax	—	£792k	£317k
Profit after tax	—	£611k	£216k
Profit (best available)	—	£611k	£216k
Staff costs	—	£2.4m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	52	52	57
Ratios
Profit margin	—	3.4%	1.2%
Gross margin	—	19.2%	21.5%
Revenue per employee	—	£344k	£310k
Profit per employee	—	£11.7k	£3.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼1.3%
Profit growth	—	—	▼64.7%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲9.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£92.5k	£773k	£54k
Net assets	£88.4k	£699k	£915k
Fixed assets	£494k	£541k	£485k
Current assets	£3.2m	£5.1m	£4.1m
Debtors	£1.3m	£3.1m	£2.6m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 21.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £310k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15%; 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: ▲31%; Now £915k
Cash at bank: ▼93%; Now £54k
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 57
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £485k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Shield Environmental Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

Shield Environmental Services LimitedRev. £28.2m · Profit £366k
Shield Demolition LtdFigures not disclosed
Shield Flooring Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Shield Pro-Solutions LtdFigures 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 Jul 2024 (profit £216k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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