Medway Development Company (Land and Projects) Ltd
Registered name: MEDWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (LAND AND PROJECTS) LTD
Part of Medway Council groupMedway Development Company (Land and Projects) Ltd made £32.6m revenue and a £7.6m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Medway Development Company (Land and Projects) Ltd’s revenue fell 9% to £32.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £7.6m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Chatham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chatham, South East
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2020
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £761k | £4.1m | £36m | £32.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | £4.2m | £38.6m | £39.6m |
| Gross profit | — | −£75.2k | −£2.6m | −£7m |
| Operating profit | — | −£449k | −£3.4m | −£7.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£1.4m | −£2.4m | −£7.6m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£1.4m | −£2.4m | −£7.6m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1.4m | −£2.4m | −£7.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −34.7% | −6.7% | −23.4% |
| Gross margin | — | −1.8% | −7.1% | −21.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲444.5% | ▲768.6% | ▼9.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £748k | £1.2m | £402k | £567k |
| Net assets | — | −£1m | −£3.4m | −£11m |
| Current assets | — | £75.4m | £76.8m | £72.5m |
| Debtors | £270k | £168k | £0 | £21.5k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.8m | £3.3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −23.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −21.4%
- 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
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 10%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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 −£11m
- Cash at bank
- ▲41%
- Now £567k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲80%
- Now £3.3m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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
- Medway Council (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Medway Development Company Limited75–100%
- Medway Development Company (Land and Projects) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Medway Development Company (New Homes) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Medway Development Company (PRS) LtdFigures 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£7.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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