How much does Stowmarket Skips Ltd make?

Stowmarket Skips Ltd reported revenue of £6.2m and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stowmarket Skips Ltd have?

Stowmarket Skips Ltd reported an average of 70 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Stowmarket Skips Ltd profitable?

Yes — Stowmarket Skips Ltd reported a profit of £1.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 12531436 · Incorporated 24 Mar 2020

Stowmarket Skips Ltd

Registered name: STOWMARKET SKIPS LTD

Part of Sun Environmental Services Ltd group

Stowmarket Skips Ltd made £6.2m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Stowmarket Skips Ltd’s revenue was £6.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.8m profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “collection of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Stowmarket; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38110Collection of non-hazardous waste

Status: Active
Location: Stowmarket, East of England
Age: 6 yrs · since 2020
Type: Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£6.2m

Growth ▲0.4%

Profit

£1.8m

Growth ▲318.1%

Profit margin

29.4%

Gross 35.8%

Employees

Change ▼5.4%

Profit / employee

£25.9k

Revenue/employee £88.2k

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 to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£6.1m	£6.2m
Cost of sales	—	—	£4.1m	£4m
Gross profit	—	—	£2.1m	£2.2m
Operating profit	—	—	£1.4m	£2.2m
Profit after tax	—	—	£434k	£1.8m
Profit (best available)	—	—	£434k	£1.8m
Staff costs	—	—	£2.2m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	45	77	74	70
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	7.1%	29.4%
Gross margin	—	—	33.9%	35.8%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£83.1k	£88.2k
Profit per employee	—	—	£5.9k	£25.9k
Cash conversion	—	—	−121.9%	−137.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲0.4%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲318.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲71.1%	▼3.9%	▼5.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£241k	£432k	£282k	£143k
Net assets	£627k	£885k	£2.8m	£4.6m
Fixed assets	£6.8m	£10.2m	—	—
Current assets	£764k	£1.1m	£960k	£1.2m
Debtors	£471k	£614k	£564k	£660k
Deferred income	—	—	£54.2k	£34.1k
Cash from operations	—	—	−£1.7m	−£3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 29.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £88.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £25.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −137.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.7%; 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: ▲65%; Now £4.6m
Cash at bank: ▼49%; Now £143k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 70
Deferred income: ▼37%; Now £34.1k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Sun Environmental Services Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Stowmarket Skips Ltdthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

Cooks Wastekare LtdRev. £2.6m · Profit −£242k
Advanced Demolition LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit −£16.9k
Pips Skips LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sun Aggregates LtdFigures not disclosed
Sun Skips LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

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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