Sudbury Dry Lining Group Ltd
Registered name: SUDBURY DRY LINING GROUP LTD
Sudbury Dry Lining Group Ltd made £30.3m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Sudbury Dry Lining Group Ltd’s revenue grew 88% to £30.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.8m profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “plastering” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.5m | £14.3m | £16.2m | £30.3m |
| Cost of sales | £11.2m | £12.2m | £12.6m | £25.8m |
| Gross profit | £346k | £2.2m | £3.6m | £4.5m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | £852k | £2.1m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | £867k | £2.3m | £2.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.1m | £589k | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.1m | £589k | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Staff costs | £517k | £413k | £410k | £530k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −9.3% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 3% | 15% | 22.1% | 15% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.4m | £1.6m | £2m | £3.4m |
| Profit per employee | −£133k | £65.5k | £196k | £197k |
| Cash conversion | — | 117.5% | 85.9% | 47.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲24.3% | ▲12.8% | ▲87.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲166% | ▲13.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.5% | ▼11.1% | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £2m | £2.6m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £6.3m | £7.8m | £9.4m |
| Fixed assets | £14.1m | £6.7m | £5.1m | £4.5m |
| Current assets | £2.6m | £4.7m | £9.1m | £11.1m |
| Debtors | £300k | £379k | £247k | £202k |
| Cash from operations | −£333k | £1m | £1.8m | £1.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.4m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £197k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 47.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £9.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲63%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £4.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sudbury Plastering Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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