How much does Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd make?

Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd reported revenue of £13.1m and a loss of £26.6k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd have?

Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd reported an average of 26 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd profitable?

No — Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd reported a loss of £26.6k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC367284 · Incorporated 22 Oct 2009

Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd

Registered name: POPLAR BUILDING & DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LTD

Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd made £13.1m revenue and a £26.6k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Poplar Building & Drainage Supplies Ltd’s revenue fell 10% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £26.6k and 26 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Glenrothes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

Status: Active
Location: Glenrothes, Scotland
Age: 16 yrs · since 2009
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£13.1m

Growth ▼9.8%

Profit

−£26.6k

Growth ▼158.5%

Profit margin

−0.2%

Gross 23.5%

Employees

Change ▲8.3%

Profit / employee

−£1k

Revenue/employee £504k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	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	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.7m	£15.4m	£14.5m	£13.1m
Cost of sales	£11.1m	£12.1m	£11.4m	£10m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£3.3m	£3.1m	£3.1m
Operating profit	£503k	£360k	£296k	£245k
Profit before tax	£390k	£245k	£155k	£120k
Profit after tax	£299k	£188k	£45.5k	−£26.6k
Profit (best available)	£299k	£188k	£45.5k	−£26.6k
Staff costs	£1.2m	£1.5m	£1.7m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	24	23	24	26
Ratios
Profit margin	2.2%	1.2%	0.3%	−0.2%
Gross margin	18.9%	21.3%	21.3%	23.5%
Revenue per employee	£571k	£670k	£606k	£504k
Profit per employee	£12.4k	£8.2k	£1.9k	−£1k
Cash conversion	−156.1%	−206.8%	−232.1%	−241.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.5%	▼5.7%	▼9.8%
Profit growth	—	▼37%	▼75.9%	▼158.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.2%	▲4.3%	▲8.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£402k	£500k	£805k	£473k
Net assets	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£900k
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£1.3m	£1.2m	£1.2m
Current assets	£5.1m	£4.8m	£4.4m	£3.5m
Debtors	£3.4m	£2.8m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£231k	£64.7k	£31.3k	£123k
Cash from operations	−£785k	−£744k	−£687k	−£591k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £504k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −241.4%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.2%; 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: ▼43%; Now £900k
Cash at bank: ▼41%; Now £473k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 26
Deferred income: ▲292%; Now £123k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £1.2m

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 −£26.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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