Smart list · 243 companies
Boring but brilliant
Unglamorous trades and services — cleaning, waste, plumbing, storage — with 25%+ margins.
- Trading business
- Boring industry
- Profit margin ≥ 25%
- Sorted by Profit ↓
| # | Company | Revenue | Profit | Margin | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeside Energy From Waste Limited Wallingford · Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste Boring industryCash flow filed | £70m | £29.6m | 42.3% | 47 |
| 2 | Glass Recycling (UK) Limited Barnsley · Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste IndependentBoring industry+1 | £32.8m | £9.9m | 30.3% | 46 |
| 3 | Sers Energy Solutions (Scotland) Limited South Queensferry · Other construction installation Capital-lightBoring industry | £10.5m | £9.7m | 92.5% | 10 |
| 4 | Aegis Defence Services Limited London · Private security activities Boring industry | £29.3m | £8m | 27.2% | 11 |
| 5 | Aeroserve Euro Limited Derby · Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products Capital-lightOperating leverage+2 | £13.7m | £7.5m | 55.1% | 64 |
| 6 | Denvern Limited Devon · Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities IndependentBoring industry+1 | £12.5m | £5.9m | 46.9% | 52 |
| 7 | WM Hamilton & Sons Limited Lanarkshire · Freight transport by road Boring industryCash flow filed | £21.7m | £5.6m | 25.7% | 85 |
| 8 | Advante Limited Basildon · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. Boring industryCash flow filed | £16.3m | £5m | 30.9% | 64 |
| 9 | UK Storage Company (SW) Limited Bridgwater · Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities Doing more with lessBoring industry+1 | £14.2m | £5m | 35% | 28 |
| 10 | Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited London · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. Operating leverageBoring industry | £14.5m | £4.9m | 34% | 19 |
| 11 | Moduleco Healthcare Limited Ellesmere Port · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. Boring industry | £11.7m | £4.7m | 40.5% | 12 |
| 12 | Mattison Scaffolding Ltd London · Scaffold erection Operating leverageBoring industry | £17.9m | £4.7m | 26% | 24 |
| 13 | Phoenix 48 Limited Bourne · Recovery of sorted materials Capital-lightYoung and profitable+2 | £8.7m | £4.6m | 53.4% | 14 |
| 14 | Byworth Boiler Hire Limited Keighley · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. Boring industry | £11.2m | £4.6m | 41.2% | 37 |
| 15 | Lincwaste Limited Doncaster · Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste Boring industry | £4.6m | £4.6m | 98.5% | 23 |
| 16 | Ditacar Transport Ltd Skelmersdale · Freight transport by road IndependentYoung and profitable+2 | £4.5m | £4.5m | 100% | 70 |
| 17 | Just Taps Plus (UK) Limited Langley · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies IndependentCapital-light+1 | £14.6m | £3.9m | 26.4% | 34 |
| 18 | Silverwoods Waste Management Ltd Accrington · Remediation activities and other waste management services IndependentOperating leverage+3 | £12.1m | £3.7m | 30.6% | 12 |
| 19 | Tes-Amm (Europe) Ltd. Irvine · Recovery of sorted materials Boring industryCash flow filed | £11.1m | £3.7m | 32.9% | 60 |
| 20 | MVNC Ltd Cardiff · Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste IndependentYoung and profitable+3 | £10.1m | £3.2m | 31.6% | 48 |
| 21 | Assured International Limited Kidwelly · Collection of non-hazardous waste IndependentSmall team+4 | £6.5m | £2.5m | 39.1% | 8 |
| 22 | Tsquared P1 Limited Glasgow · Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. Boring industry | £9.9m | £2.5m | 25.6% | 21 |
| 23 | Aerzen Rental UK Limited Langley Mill · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. Small teamYoung and profitable+2 | £6.8m | £2.4m | 35.6% | 8 |
| 24 | Johnsen & Jorgensen Limited Weybridge · Recovery of sorted materials Boring industry | £5m | £2.1m | 42.9% | 15 |
| 25 | 3C Waste Limited Doncaster · Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste Doing more with lessBoring industry | £3.5m | £2.1m | 58.9% | 18 |
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