M.P.B. Structures Ltd
Registered name: M.P.B. STRUCTURES LTD
M.P.B. Structures Ltd made £105m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
M.P.B. Structures Ltd’s revenue fell 9% to £105m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.1m profit. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Northamptonshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northamptonshire, East Midlands
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- 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 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £99m | £112m | £116m | £105m |
| Cost of sales | £87.4m | £99.7m | £103m | −£94.4m |
| Gross profit | £11.6m | £12.3m | £12.5m | £11m |
| Operating profit | £4.3m | £5.3m | £5.1m | £4.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.9m | £4.7m | £4.3m | £4.1m |
| Profit after tax | £3m | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £3m | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.1m |
| Staff costs | £6.4m | £7.3m | £7.5m | — |
| Employees (average) | 70 | 62 | 73 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 11.7% | 11% | 10.8% | 10.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.4m | £1.8m | £1.6m | — |
| Profit per employee | £42.4k | £55.9k | £44.5k | — |
| Cash conversion | −103.3% | −71.3% | −226.9% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.2% | ▲3.4% | ▼8.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲16.8% | ▼6.3% | ▼4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11.4% | ▲17.7% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £3.1m | £6.1m | — |
| Net assets | £24.9m | £28m | £30.9m | — |
| Fixed assets | £12.7m | £16.4m | £16.8m | — |
| Current assets | £39.9m | £33.7m | £35.8m | — |
| Debtors | £358k | £887k | £194k | — |
| Deferred income | £80.3k | £203k | £171k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£4.4m | −£3.8m | −£11.5m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.5%
- 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
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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 —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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