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Company No. 00701982 · Incorporated 30 Aug 1961

Bowmer and Kirkland Limited

Registered name: BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED

Bowmer and Kirkland Limited made £1.4bn revenue and £57.1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Bowmer and Kirkland Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £1.4bn in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £57.1m profit and 2,252 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Belper; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Status
Active
Location
Belper, East Midlands
Age
65 yrs · since 1961
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£1.4bn
Growth ▲6.3%
Profit
£57.1m
Growth ▲14.1%
Profit margin
4.2%
Gross 12.3%
Employees
2,252
Change ▲14.8%
Profit / employee
£25.4k
Revenue/employee £609k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.2bn£1.3bn£1.4bn
Cost of sales−£1.1bn−£1.2bn−£1.2bn
Gross profit£103m£129m£169m
Operating profit£24.3m£35.4m£47.4m
Profit before tax£53.4m£68.7m£76.4m
Profit after tax£40.8m£50.1m£57.1m
Profit (best available)£40.8m£50.1m£57.1m
Employees (average)1,6841,9622,252
Ratios
Profit margin3.3%3.9%4.2%
Gross margin8.3%10%12.3%
Revenue per employee£738k£658k£609k
Profit per employee£24.2k£25.5k£25.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.9%▲6.3%
Profit growth—▲22.7%▲14.1%
Headcount growth—▲16.5%▲14.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£609k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£25.4k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲15%
Now 2,252
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (31)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £57.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026

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