Orton Civil Design Ltd
Registered name: ORTON CIVIL DESIGN LTD
Orton Civil Design Ltd made £73.3k revenue and £37.4k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Orton Civil Design Ltd’s revenue fell 12% to £73.3k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £37.4k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridge, East of England
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.8k | £84.9k | £83.7k | £73.3k |
| Profit after tax | £29.8k | £46.2k | £46.5k | £37.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £29.8k | £46.2k | £46.5k | £37.4k |
| Staff costs | £16.1k | £20.8k | £20.8k | £17.9k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 51.5% | 54.5% | 55.6% | 51% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £42.5k | £41.9k | £36.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | £23.1k | £23.3k | £18.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲46.9% | ▼1.4% | ▼12.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲55.2% | ▲0.6% | ▼19.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £1.3k | −£1.2k | −£1.2k | £20.7k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £9.6k | £11.6k | £11.6k | £30.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 51%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £36.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.7k
- 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
- —
- Now £20.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £37.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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