Durman Stearn (Civil Engineering) Limited
Registered name: DURMAN STEARN (CIVIL ENGINEERING) LIMITED
Part of Durman Stearn Holdings Limited groupDurman Stearn (Civil Engineering) Limited made £18.6m revenue and £145k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Durman Stearn (Civil Engineering) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £18.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £145k profit and 142 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridge, East of England
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.2m | £19.4m | £16.8m | £18.6m |
| Cost of sales | £14.9m | £15.9m | £13.9m | −£16.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £3.5m | £2.9m | £2.2m |
| Operating profit | £465k | £1.2m | £422k | £99.9k |
| Profit before tax | £465k | £1.2m | £437k | £123k |
| Profit after tax | £408k | £946k | £317k | £145k |
| Profit (best available) | £408k | £946k | £317k | £145k |
| Staff costs | £6.3m | £7.5m | £7.3m | — |
| Employees (average) | 145 | 146 | 142 | 142 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.4% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 18.3% | 17.5% | 12.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £119k | £133k | £119k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | £2.8k | £6.5k | £2.2k | £1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.8% | ▼13.2% | ▲10.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲132% | ▼66.5% | ▼54.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.7% | ▼2.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3m | £3.2m | £2.9m | — |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £2.8m | £2.9m | — |
| Fixed assets | £18.4k | £14.2k | £11.2k | — |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £7m | £6.1m | — |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £3.4m | £2.7m | — |
| Deferred income | £2.1m | £1.8m | £1m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1k
- 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
- 0%
- Now 142
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Durman Stearn Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Durman Stearn (Civil Engineering) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Durman Stearn Plant LimitedRev. — · Profit £333k
- Ridgeshire 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 £145k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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