JW Groundworks & Plant Hire Ltd
Registered name: JW GROUNDWORKS & PLANT HIRE LTD
JW Groundworks & Plant Hire Ltd made £236k revenue and £10.6k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
JW Groundworks & Plant Hire Ltd’s revenue fell 9% to £236k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £10.6k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Penzance; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Penzance, South West
- Age
- 3 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 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £257k | £236k |
| Cost of sales | — | £90.7k | £106k |
| Gross profit | — | £167k | £129k |
| Operating profit | — | £42.3k | £30.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | £19.6k | £12.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | £17k | £10.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £17k | £10.6k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 6.6% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 64.8% | 55% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £42.9k | £47.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.8k | £2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼8.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼37.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | ▼16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £13.9k | £16.4k | £5.7k |
| Net assets | £30.6k | £32.6k | £2.2k |
| Fixed assets | £179k | £159k | £163k |
| Current assets | £92.7k | £70.5k | £45k |
| Debtors | £7.9k | £1.1k | £735 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £47.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 69.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼93%
- Now £2.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼65%
- Now £5.7k
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £163k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £10.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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