George Leslie Limited
Registered name: GEORGE LESLIE LIMITED
Part of GLL (Holdings) Ltd groupGeorge Leslie Limited made £95.4m revenue and £6.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
George Leslie Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £95.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £6.5m profit and 413 employees. The company is classified under “construction of bridges and tunnels” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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”
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 | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £102m | £134m | £95.4m |
| Operating profit | — | £7.7m | £15.4m | £7.9m |
| Profit before tax | £3.3m | £8m | £16.1m | £8.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | £7.5m | £12m | £6.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.3m | £7.5m | £12m | £6.5m |
| Staff costs | £14.7m | £20.5m | £28.4m | £27.7m |
| Employees (average) | 259 | 330 | 430 | 413 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 7.3% | 8.9% | 6.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £310k | £312k | £231k |
| Profit per employee | £12.7k | £22.6k | £28k | £15.8k |
| Cash conversion | — | −171.2% | −72.8% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲31.4% | ▼29% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲125.8% | ▲61.3% | ▼45.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲27.4% | ▲30.3% | ▼4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.5m | £23.8m | £16.2m | £23.4m |
| Net assets | £9.1m | £15.1m | £25.3m | £30.8m |
| Fixed assets | £3.8m | £4.6m | £6.8m | £6m |
| Current assets | £31.5m | £48m | £57.6m | £52.2m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £16.8m | £19.8m | £14.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£8.5m | −£13.1m | −£11.2m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £231k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.8%
- 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 £30.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲44%
- Now £23.4m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 413
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- GLL (Holdings) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- George Leslie Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- George Leslie Plant 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 £6.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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