How much does Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited make?

Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited reported revenue of £31.7m and £2.7m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited have?

Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited reported an average of 136 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited profitable?

Yes — Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited reported a profit of £2.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 00495735 · Incorporated 23 May 1951

Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited

Registered name: SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED

Part of Shield Engineering Group Holdings Limited group

Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited made £31.7m revenue and £2.7m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £31.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £2.7m profit and 136 employees. The company is classified under “machining” and is based in Syston; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25620Machining

Status: Active
Location: Syston, East Midlands
Age: 75 yrs · since 1951
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£31.7m

Growth ▲9.7%

Profit

£2.7m

Growth ▲42.8%

Profit margin

8.6%

Gross 29%

Employees

136

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

£20k

Revenue/employee £233k

Profitable streak

5yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2021	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£25.5m	£25.2m	£30.2m	£28.9m	£31.7m
Cost of sales	£19.1m	£17.9m	£21.9m	£22m	£22.5m
Gross profit	£6.4m	£7.3m	£8.2m	£6.9m	£9.2m
Operating profit	£753k	£2.8m	£1.8m	£2.4m	£3.8m
Profit before tax	£415k	£2.5m	£1.5m	£2.4m	£3.5m
Profit after tax	£146k	£2.6m	£1.2m	£1.9m	£2.7m
Profit (best available)	£146k	£2.6m	£1.2m	£1.9m	£2.7m
Staff costs	£5m	£4.5m	£4.6m	£4.7m	£5.1m
Employees (average)	155	123	141	138	136
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	10.2%	4%	6.6%	8.6%
Gross margin	25.3%	28.8%	27.3%	23.9%	29%
Revenue per employee	£165k	£205k	£214k	£210k	£233k
Profit per employee	£941	£20.9k	£8.6k	£13.8k	£20k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.3%	▲19.7%	▼4.1%	▲9.7%
Profit growth	—	▲1663%	▼52.9%	▲57.3%	▲42.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼20.6%	▲14.6%	▼2.1%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£654k	£2m	£629k	£422k	£357k
Net assets	£14.2m	£11.8m	£13.1m	£15m	£17.7m
Fixed assets	£12.8m	£8.9m	£7.3m	£6.5m	£6.2m
Current assets	£25.8m	£25.2m	£24.4m	£28.4m	£34.9m
Debtors	£6.7m	£4.2m	£1.9m	£2.9m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£125k	£80.9k	£67.5k	£165k	£115k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £233k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £20k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 19.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.6%; 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: ▲18%; Now £17.7m
Cash at bank: ▼15%; Now £357k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 136
Deferred income: ▼31%; Now £115k
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £6.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Shield Engineering Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
C R Shield Holdings Limited75–100%
Shield Engineering (Syston) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Shield Powertrain Systems Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

R a Shield Holdings LimitedRev. £69.8k · Profit −£24.1k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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