The Fifth Labor Ltd
Registered name: THE FIFTH LABOR LTD
The Fifth Labor Ltd made £177k revenue and £13.5k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Fifth Labor Ltd’s revenue grew 4% to £177k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £13.5k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “general cleaning of buildings” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.6k | £135k | £170k | £177k |
| Cost of sales | — | £4.8k | £10.5k | — |
| Gross profit | — | £130k | £159k | — |
| Operating profit | — | −£2.3k | £12.5k | — |
| Profit before tax | — | −£2.3k | £12.5k | — |
| Profit after tax | −£5.1k | −£2.3k | £12.5k | £13.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.1k | −£2.3k | £12.5k | £13.5k |
| Staff costs | £6.8k | £78k | £91.9k | £79.5k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −66.5% | −1.7% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 96.4% | 93.8% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £67.5k | £56.6k | £35.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£1.2k | £4.2k | £2.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1668% | ▲25.8% | ▲4.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲7.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲50% | ▲66.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £2.4k | — |
| Net assets | −£5.5k | −£44.6k | £11.1k | £24.6k |
| Fixed assets | — | £125 | — | — |
| Current assets | £1.8k | £125 | £17k | £28k |
| Debtors | — | — | £14.4k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £35.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.7k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲121%
- Now £24.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲67%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £13.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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