T.W. Engineering Company Limited
Registered name: T.W. ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED
Part of T.W. Engineering Holdings Limited groupT.W. Engineering Company Limited made £35.6m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
T.W. Engineering Company Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £35.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £2.4m profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials” and is based in Ilkeston; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ilkeston, East Midlands
- Age
- 65 yrs · since 1960
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £35.9m | £35.6m |
| Cost of sales | £29.3m | £30m |
| Gross profit | £6.6m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £4.2m | £3.2m |
| Profit before tax | £4.2m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | £3.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.2m | £2.4m |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 50 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 15.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £677k | £712k |
| Profit per employee | £59.7k | £47.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼24.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £6.7m | £9.6m |
| Net assets | £16.4m | £18.2m |
| Fixed assets | £4.6m | £4.8m |
| Current assets | £15.1m | £16.1m |
| Debtors | £4.8m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | £603k | £635k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £712k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £47.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.7%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £18.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲44%
- Now £9.6m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 50
- Deferred income
- ▲5%
- Now £635k
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £4.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- T.W. Engineering Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- T.W. Engineering Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- T.W. Tools LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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