William King Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM KING LIMITED
William King Limited made £177m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
William King Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £177m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.1m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in West Bromwich; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Bromwich, West Midlands
- Age
- 75 yrs · since 1951
- 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 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £162m | £186m | £177m |
| Cost of sales | −£150m | −£173m | −£165m |
| Gross profit | £12.1m | £12.7m | £11.4m |
| Operating profit | £552k | £1.5m | £641k |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 6.8% | 6.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.1% | ▼5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.1% | ▼18.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Mi-King LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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