Andrew Strain Construction Limited
Registered name: ANDREW STRAIN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Andrew Strain Construction Limited made £33.4m revenue and £950k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2024.
Andrew Strain Construction Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £33.4m in the year to 30 Nov 2024, with £950k profit and 128 employees. The company is classified under “site preparation” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.2m | £19.5m | £26.1m | £33.4m |
| Cost of sales | £15.8m | £16.4m | £21.8m | £28.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £3.1m | £4.2m | £4.4m |
| Operating profit | £817k | £857k | £1.4m | £1m |
| Profit before tax | £806k | £820k | £1.3m | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £754k | £609k | £1.2m | £950k |
| Profit (best available) | £754k | £609k | £1.2m | £950k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2m | £3.3m | £6.3m |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 43 | 75 | 128 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 13.1% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 13.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £535k | £454k | £347k | £261k |
| Profit per employee | £22.2k | £14.2k | £15.4k | £7.4k |
| Cash conversion | −130.4% | −5.5% | −127.2% | −152.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.1% | ▲33.6% | ▲28% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼19.3% | ▲90.1% | ▼17.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲26.5% | ▲74.4% | ▲70.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £629k | £148k | £1.5m | £2.5m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.9m | £2.9m | £3.6m |
| Fixed assets | £843k | £859k | £791k | £657k |
| Current assets | £5.9m | £6.2m | £6.7m | £8.1m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £963k | £12.5k | £269k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.1m | −£47.5k | −£1.8m | −£1.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £261k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −152.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- 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
- ▲24%
- Now £3.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲63%
- Now £2.5m
- Headcount
- ▲71%
- Now 128
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £657k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2024 (profit £950k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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