How much does Front Line Construction Limited make?

Front Line Construction Limited reported revenue of £14.4m and £1m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Front Line Construction Limited have?

Front Line Construction Limited reported an average of 106 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Front Line Construction Limited profitable?

Yes — Front Line Construction Limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. SC068593 · Incorporated 19 Jun 1979

Front Line Construction Limited

Registered name: FRONT LINE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Part of John Ward's 2008 Discretionary Trust group

Front Line Construction Limited made £14.4m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Front Line Construction Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £14.4m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £1m profit and 106 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings

Status: Active
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The controlling party of Front Line Construction Limited is The John Ward's 2008 Discretionary Trust.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£14.4m

Growth ▼16%

Profit

£1m

Growth ▼16.1%

Profit margin

7.3%

Gross 15.4%

Employees

106

Change ▲15.2%

Profit / employee

£9.9k

Revenue/employee £136k

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 to	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.1m	£19.6m	£17.1m	£14.4m
Cost of sales	£12.9m	£13.3m	£12.1m	£12.2m
Gross profit	£5.2m	£6.3m	£5.1m	£2.2m
Operating profit	£3m	£1.5m	£260k	−£583k
Profit before tax	£3.5m	£2m	£1.6m	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£3m	£1.7m	£1.2m	£1m
Profit (best available)	£3m	£1.7m	£1.2m	£1m
Staff costs	£5.8m	£8.1m	£8.3m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	121	118	92	106
Ratios
Profit margin	16.4%	8.4%	7.3%	7.3%
Gross margin	28.5%	32%	29.5%	15.4%
Revenue per employee	£149k	£166k	£186k	£136k
Profit per employee	£24.5k	£14k	£13.6k	£9.9k
Cash conversion	−143.1%	−306.8%	−191.2%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8.3%	▼12.6%	▼16%
Profit growth	—	▼44.3%	▼24.4%	▼16.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.5%	▼22%	▲15.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£22m	£26m	£26.7m	£25m
Net assets	£28.3m	£30m	£31.2m	£32.3m
Fixed assets	£8.1m	£8.4m	£8.2m	£8.7m
Current assets	£25.5m	£28.6m	£29.2m	£28.8m
Debtors	£2.8m	£1.9m	£1.6m	£2.8m
Deferred income	£768k	£3m	£3m	£710k
Cash from operations	−£4.2m	−£4.6m	−£496k	£2.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £136k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 60.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.3%; 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: ▲3%; Now £32.3m
Cash at bank: ▼6%; Now £25m
Headcount: ▲15%; Now 106
Deferred income: ▼76%; Now £710k
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £8.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

John Ward's 2008 Discretionary Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Front Line Construction Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Front Line Builders Merchants LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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