Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd
Registered name: SHIELD MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL & FACILITIES SERVICES LTD
Part of Shield Environmental Holdings Limited groupShield 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.
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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 |
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.
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
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
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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