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
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 86 | 100 | 108 | 124 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.9% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | 19.1% | 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
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.
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
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- LSR Support LimitedFigures not disclosed
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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