Waste Fuels and Recycling Limited
Registered name: WASTE FUELS AND RECYCLING LIMITED
Waste Fuels and Recycling Limited made £4.9m revenue and £254k profit in the year to 31 May 2026.
Waste Fuels and Recycling Limited’s revenue grew 79% to £4.9m in the year to 31 May 2026, with £254k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Swansea; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 31 May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £2.7m | £4.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £2.6m | £4.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £163k | £549k |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £33.6k | £351k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £51.8k | £339k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £39.9k | £254k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £39.9k | £254k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 6% | 11.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £1.4m | £976k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £20k | £50.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲79.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲535.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% | ▲150% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £56.8k | £226k | £488k |
| Net assets | — | £15.4k | £21.1k | £12k | £184k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £0 | £46.1k | £78.7k |
| Current assets | — | £77.6k | £205k | £640k | £1.2m |
| Debtors | — | £57.4k | £147k | £411k | £733k |
| Deferred income | — | £475 | £21k | £21k | £21.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £976k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £50.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15%
- 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
- ▲1436%
- Now £184k
- Cash at bank
- ▲116%
- Now £488k
- Headcount
- ▲150%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £21.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▲71%
- Now £78.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2026 (profit £254k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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