Lawrence Works Ltd
Registered name: LAWRENCE WORKS LTD
Lawrence Works Ltd made £5.9m revenue and £4.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Lawrence Works Ltd’s revenue grew 89% to £5.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £4.5m profit and 30 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.4m | £1.8m | £3.1m | £5.9m |
| Cost of sales | £654k | £713k | £889k | £1.2m |
| Gross profit | £734k | £1m | £2.2m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £711k | £1.1m | £2.2m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £714k | £1.1m | £2.2m | £4.7m |
| Profit after tax | £576k | £969k | £2.2m | £4.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £576k | £969k | £2.2m | £4.5m |
| Employees (average) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 41.5% | 55% | 69.1% | 77% |
| Gross margin | 52.9% | 59.6% | 71.5% | 80.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £60.4k | £76.6k | £116k | £197k |
| Profit per employee | £25k | £42.1k | £79.8k | £151k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27% | ▲77% | ▲89.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲68.2% | ▲122.5% | ▲110.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲17.4% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £192k | £267k | £327k | £519k |
| Net assets | £1.5m | £2.5m | £5.4m | £5.5m |
| Fixed assets | £893k | £1.8m | £4.1m | £5.6m |
| Current assets | £648k | £1.2m | £2m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £4.5k | £8.7k | £3.8k | £7.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 77%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 80.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £197k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £151k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 95.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £5.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲59%
- Now £519k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 30
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲39%
- Now £5.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £4.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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