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Company No. SC298588 · Incorporated 10 Mar 2006

XL Electrical Contractors (UK) Ltd

Registered name: XL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (UK) LTD

XL Electrical Contractors (UK) Ltd made £313k revenue and £29.7k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

XL Electrical Contractors (UK) Ltd’s revenue grew 27% to £313k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £29.7k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “installation of industrial machinery and equipment” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33200Installation of industrial machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£313k
Growth ▲27.3%
Profit
£29.7k
Growth ▲158.9%
Profit margin
9.5%
 
Employees
5
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£5.9k
Revenue/employee £62.6k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£268k£246k£313k
Profit after tax—£29.2k£11.5k£29.7k
Profit (best available)—£29.2k£11.5k£29.7k
Staff costs—£155k£152k£163k
Employees (average)5555
Ratios
Profit margin—10.9%4.7%9.5%
Revenue per employee—£53.6k£49.2k£62.6k
Profit per employee—£5.8k£2.3k£5.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼8.2%▲27.3%
Profit growth——▼60.7%▲158.9%
Headcount growth—0%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£50.8k£78k£89.4k£119k
Fixed assets£6.1k£4.5k£3.4k£2.5k
Current assets£202k£223k£202k£255k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£62.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
▲33%
Now £119k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 5
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼25%
Now £2.5k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £29.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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