Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories UK, Limited
Registered name: SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES UK, LIMITED
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories UK, Limited made £7.9m revenue and £377k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories UK, Limited’s revenue grew 81% to £7.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £377k profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in Stafford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stafford, West Midlands
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.7m | £4.2m | £4.4m | £7.9m |
| Cost of sales | £1.6m | £2.5m | £2.7m | £4.7m |
| Gross profit | £1m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £3.2m |
| Operating profit | £114k | £136k | £271k | £505k |
| Profit before tax | £114k | £136k | £271k | £505k |
| Profit after tax | £250k | £128k | £172k | £377k |
| Profit (best available) | £250k | £128k | £172k | £377k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.3% | 3% | 4% | 4.8% |
| Gross margin | 39.1% | 41.9% | 38.6% | 41% |
| Revenue per employee | £297k | £528k | £485k | £718k |
| Profit per employee | £27.7k | £16k | £19.1k | £34.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲58.1% | ▲3.2% | ▲81% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼48.9% | ▲34.9% | ▲118.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11.1% | ▲12.5% | ▲22.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £310k | £285k | £483k | £377k |
| Net assets | −£445k | −£317k | −£145k | £222k |
| Fixed assets | £21.9k | £13.9k | £117k | £156k |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.8m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £747k | £735k | £1.1m | £624k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £718k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £34.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.9%
- 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 £222k
- Cash at bank
- ▼22%
- Now £377k
- Headcount
- ▲22%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲33%
- Now £156k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £377k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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