Ancala Water Services Bidco Limited
Registered name: ANCALA WATER SERVICES BIDCO LIMITED
Part of Ancala Water Services Investco Limited groupAncala Water Services Bidco Limited made £50k revenue and £6.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Ancala Water Services Bidco Limited’s revenue was £50k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £6.4m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “dormant company” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2017
- 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
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £50k | £50k | £50k | £50k | £50k |
| Gross profit | £50k | £50k | £50k | £50k | £50k |
| Operating profit | £29k | £4k | £30k | £43k | £26k |
| Profit before tax | £11.3m | £9.8m | £15.1m | £4.5m | £6.8m |
| Profit after tax | £11.1m | £9.8m | £14.9m | £3.9m | £6.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £11.1m | £9.8m | £14.9m | £3.9m | £6.4m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 22196% | 19610% | 29890% | 7776% | 12752% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼11.7% | ▲52.4% | ▼74% | ▲64% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £2m | £240k | £224k | £230k | £26k |
| Net assets | £40.3m | £40.3m | £39.8m | £40.9m | £12.6m |
| Fixed assets | £20.8m | £20.8m | £20.8m | £20.8m | £15.8m |
| Current assets | £26.8m | £19.6m | £27.4m | £29.1m | £24.9m |
| Debtors | £24.9m | £19.4m | £27.2m | £28.9m | £24.8m |
| Deferred income | −£2k | £0 | £17k | £0 | £7k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12752%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 31622%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 14%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 49688%
- 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
- ▼69%
- Now £12.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼89%
- Now £26k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £7k
- Fixed assets
- ▼24%
- Now £15.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ancala Water Services Investco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Topco 1 Limited75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Topco Limited75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Midco1 Limited75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Midco2 Limited75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Holdco Limited75–100%
- Ancala Water Services Bidco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Ancala Water Services (Estates) LimitedRev. £72.6m · Profit £832k
- Ancala Water Services (Defence) LimitedRev. £65.6m · Profit £3.6m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £6.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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