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Company No. SC185346 · Incorporated 30 Apr 1998

Orkney Builders (Contractors) Limited

Registered name: ORKNEY BUILDERS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Orkney Builders (Contractors) Limited made £12.2m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Orkney Builders (Contractors) Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.2m profit and 76 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Kirkwall; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41100Development of building projects
Status
Active
Location
Kirkwall, Scotland
Age
28 yrs · since 1998
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.2m
Growth ▲13.7%
Profit
£2.2m
Growth ▲311.5%
Profit margin
17.8%
Gross 30.1%
Employees
76
Change ▼5%
Profit / employee
£28.5k
Revenue/employee £160k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.7m£12.2m
Cost of sales£9.2m£8.5m
Gross profit£1.5m£3.7m
Operating profit£578k£2.8m
Profit before tax£581k£2.8m
Profit after tax£526k£2.2m
Profit (best available)£526k£2.2m
Staff costs£2.6m£2.9m
Employees (average)8076
Ratios
Profit margin4.9%17.8%
Gross margin13.8%30.1%
Revenue per employee£134k£160k
Profit per employee£6.6k£28.5k
Cash conversion−354.1%−37.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.7%
Profit growth—▲311.5%
Headcount growth—▼5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£2.1m
Net assets£8.5m£10.5m
Fixed assets£2m£2.1m
Current assets£9.7m£10.8m
Debtors£1.4m£1.3m
Deferred income£1m£188k
Cash from operations−£2m−£1.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
17.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
30.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£160k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£28.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−37.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
17.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.3%
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
▲24%
Now £10.5m
Cash at bank
▲45%
Now £2.1m
Headcount
▼5%
Now 76
Deferred income
▼82%
Now £188k
Fixed assets
▲6%
Now £2.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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