Norman 1985 Limited
Registered name: NORMAN 1985 LIMITED
Part of Vantage Re Ltd. groupNorman 1985 Limited made £12.3m revenue and £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Norman 1985 Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £12.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.9m profit. The company is classified under “activities of production holding companies” and is based in Warrington; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Warrington, North West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.8m | £11.8m | £12.3m |
| Cost of sales | −£4.5m | −£4.1m | −£4.2m |
| Gross profit | £11.2m | £7.7m | £8.1m |
| Operating profit | £9.8m | £7.4m | £7m |
| Profit before tax | £7.8m | £5.5m | £5.2m |
| Profit after tax | £5.9m | £3.6m | £4.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.9m | £3.6m | £4.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 37.4% | 30.3% | 39.4% |
| Gross margin | 71.2% | 65.1% | 65.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼25.1% | ▲4.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼39.3% | ▲36% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 39.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 65.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Vantage Re Ltd.ultimate parent75–100%
- Clean Energy and Infrastructure UK Limited75–100%
- Clean Energy and Infrastructure UK Wind 2 Limited75–100%
- Norman 1985 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Whiteside Hill Windfarm (Scotland) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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