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Company No. NI606238 · Incorporated 18 Feb 2011

Lowry Building & Civil Engineering Ltd

Registered name: LOWRY BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD

Lowry Building & Civil Engineering Ltd made £67m revenue and £5.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Lowry Building & Civil Engineering Ltd’s revenue grew 16% to £67m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £5.2m profit and 124 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Castlederg; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Castlederg, Northern Ireland
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£67m
Growth ▲16.2%
Profit
£5.2m
Growth ▲20.8%
Profit margin
7.8%
Gross 18.1%
Employees
124
Change ▲14.8%
Profit / employee
£41.9k
Revenue/employee £540k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£41.8m£51.5m£57.6m£67m
Cost of sales£33.8m£42.6m£45.8m£54.8m
Gross profit£8m£8.9m£11.8m£12.1m
Operating profit£5.6m£4.7m£5.1m£6.1m
Profit before tax£5.7m£5m£5.7m£6.7m
Profit after tax£4.6m£3.7m£4.3m£5.2m
Profit (best available)£4.6m£3.7m£4.3m£5.2m
Staff costs£3.3m£5.6m£8.1m£8.2m
Employees (average)86100108124
Ratios
Profit margin10.9%7.2%7.5%7.8%
Gross margin19.1%17.3%20.5%18.1%
Revenue per employee£486k£515k£533k£540k
Profit per employee£52.9k£37.2k£39.9k£41.9k
Cash conversion−42%−107.4%−148.9%−152.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲23.3%▲11.8%▲16.2%
Profit growth—▼18.2%▲15.7%▲20.8%
Headcount growth—▲16.3%▲8%▲14.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.5m£5.5m£12.2m£6.9m
Net assets£15.9m£19.6m£23.9m£29.1m
Fixed assets£2.9m£3.2m£2.9m£15.9m
Current assets£25.8m£34.3m£38.8m£36.1m
Debtors£8.2m£8.5m£6.9m£8.6m
Cash from operations−£2.4m−£5.1m−£7.5m−£9.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£540k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£41.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−152.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
23.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.8%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲22%
Now £29.1m
Cash at bank
▼43%
Now £6.9m
Headcount
▲15%
Now 124
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲442%
Now £15.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 2026 (profit £5.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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