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Company No. 10857163 · Incorporated 10 Jul 2017

Essex Board and Timber Ltd

Registered name: ESSEX BOARD AND TIMBER LTD

Essex Board and Timber Ltd made £444k revenue and £18.2k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text

Essex Board and Timber Ltd’s revenue grew 1% to £444k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £18.2k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Brentwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Brentwood, East of England
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightOperating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£444k
Growth ▲1.5%
Profit
£18.2k
Growth ▲37%
Profit margin
4.1%
Gross 47.4%
Employees
7
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £63.5k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£438k£444k
Cost of sales——£287k£234k
Gross profit——£151k£210k
Profit before tax——£15.5k£21.1k
Profit after tax——£13.3k£18.2k
Profit (best available)——£13.3k£18.2k
Employees (average)—777
Ratios
Profit margin——3%4.1%
Gross margin——34.5%47.4%
Revenue per employee——£62.5k£63.5k
Profit per employee——£1.9k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲1.5%
Profit growth———▲37%
Headcount growth——0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.7k£3£0£2
Net assets−£10.7k−£8k£5.3k£23.5k
Fixed assets£3.6k£9.2k£10.2k£18k
Current assets£16.9k£73k£151k£362k
Deferred income£1.5k£1.9k£2k£2k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
47.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£63.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
▲346%
Now £23.5k
Cash at bank
—
Now £2
Headcount
0%
Now 7
Deferred income
0%
Now £2k
Fixed assets
▲76%
Now £18k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £18.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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