D. Wilson Architectural Metalwork Ltd
Registered name: D. WILSON ARCHITECTURAL METALWORK LTD
Part of D.Wilson Property Holding Group Limited groupD. Wilson Architectural Metalwork Ltd made £13m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
D. Wilson Architectural Metalwork Ltd’s revenue grew 75% to £13m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.3m profit and 67 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Smethwick; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Smethwick, West Midlands
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1993
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.2m | £4.1m | £7.1m | £7.4m | £13m |
| Cost of sales | £5.1m | £4m | £4.9m | £5m | £6.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £83.9k | £2.2m | £2.4m | £6.8m |
| Operating profit | £277k | −£2.3m | £579k | £757k | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | £251k | −£2.3m | £547k | £686k | £3.6m |
| Profit after tax | £326k | −£1.9m | £515k | £493k | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £326k | −£1.9m | £515k | £493k | £3.3m |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £2.2m | £2.8m | £3m | £4.3m |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 67 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | −44.8% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 25.3% |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 2% | 30.8% | 32.5% | 52.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £118k | £66.6k | £123k | £126k | £194k |
| Profit per employee | £5.3k | −£29.9k | £8.9k | £8.4k | £48.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼42.5% | ▲72.2% | ▲4.4% | ▲74.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼667.6% | — | ▼4.3% | ▲564.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.6% | ▼6.5% | ▲1.7% | ▲13.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £9.4k | £15.5k | £45.5k | £43.9k | £712k |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £1.4m | £3.8m | £4.2m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £582k | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £5.2m | £4.5m | £4.3m | £4.7m | £4.8m |
| Debtors | £2.6m | £1.8m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 25.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £194k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £48.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.4%
- 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
- ▼9%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1520%
- Now £712k
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 67
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲20%
- Now £2.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- D.Wilson Property Holding Group Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- D. Wilson Architectural Metalwork Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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