How much does Sunlaws Development Company Limited make?

Sunlaws Development Company Limited reported revenue of £6.1m and a loss of £5.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sunlaws Development Company Limited have?

Sunlaws Development Company Limited reported an average of 59 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sunlaws Development Company Limited profitable?

No — Sunlaws Development Company Limited reported a loss of £5.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC121007 · Incorporated 27 Oct 1989

Sunlaws Development Company Limited

Registered name: SUNLAWS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Sunlaws Development Company Limited made £6.1m revenue and a £5.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Sunlaws Development Company Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £6.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £5.9m and 59 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Roxburghshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56101Licensed restaurants SIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Status: Active
Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Age: 36 yrs · since 1989
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 ultimate controlling party is the Roxburghe Second Discretionary Trust.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£6.1m

Growth ▼5.3%

Profit

−£5.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

−97.5%

Gross 79%

Employees

Change ▲3.5%

Profit / employee

−£100k

Revenue/employee £103k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.3m	£6.4m	£6.1m
Cost of sales	£1m	£1.2m	£1.3m
Gross profit	£10.2m	£5.2m	£4.8m
Operating profit	£8.4m	£3.3m	−£7.8m
Profit before tax	£15.8m	−£4.2m	−£7.8m
Profit after tax	£12.4m	−£3.2m	−£5.9m
Profit (best available)	£12.4m	−£3.2m	−£5.9m
Employees (average)	60	57	59
Ratios
Profit margin	109.5%	−49.4%	−97.5%
Gross margin	90.7%	80.7%	79%
Revenue per employee	£188k	£112k	£103k
Profit per employee	£206k	−£55.4k	−£100k
Cash conversion	−101%	11.7%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼43.3%	▼5.3%
Profit growth	—	▼125.6%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼5%	▲3.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£8.8m	£5m	£10m
Net assets	£41.3m	£38.1m	£31.2m
Fixed assets	£38m	£32.5m	£32.5m
Current assets	£13.9m	£12.4m	£14.6m
Debtors	£111k	£10k	£94.9k
Deferred income	£951k	£236k	£800k
Cash from operations	−£8.5m	£383k	−£6.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −97.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 79%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £103k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£100k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 537%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 13.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.6%; 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: ▼18%; Now £31.2m
Cash at bank: ▲98%; Now £10m
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 59
Deferred income: ▲239%; Now £800k
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £32.5m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Dunside Development Company 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 Mar 2025 (profit −£5.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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