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Company No. 03323414 · Incorporated 24 Feb 1997

Anglian Land Drainage Limited

Registered name: ANGLIAN LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED

Anglian Land Drainage Limited made £12.7m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Anglian Land Drainage Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £2m profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “landscape service activities” and is based in Dunmow; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 81300Landscape service activities
Status
Active
Location
Dunmow, East of England
Age
29 yrs · since 1997
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.7m
Growth ▼3.5%
Profit
£2m
Growth ▲2.5%
Profit margin
15.5%
Gross 37.5%
Employees
36
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£54.7k
Revenue/employee £353k
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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 202531 Jan 2026
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£13.1m£13.1m£12.7m
Cost of sales——£9.1m£8.5m£7.9m
Gross profit——£4m£4.7m£4.8m
Operating profit——£2m£2.6m£2.7m
Profit before tax——£1.9m£2.6m£2.6m
Profit after tax——£1.3m£1.9m£2m
Profit (best available)——£1.3m£1.9m£2m
Staff costs——£1.8m£2m£1.9m
Employees (average)4035353636
Ratios
Profit margin——10.2%14.6%15.5%
Gross margin——30.4%35.6%37.5%
Revenue per employee——£374k£365k£353k
Profit per employee——£38.2k£53.4k£54.7k
Cash conversion——−181.9%−123%−132.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲0.3%▼3.5%
Profit growth———▲43.7%▲2.5%
Headcount growth—▼12.5%0%▲2.9%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£1.5m£3.9m£3.1m£3.4m
Net assets£4.8m£5.6m£6.6m£5.6m£7.1m
Fixed assets£2.7m£2.3m£2.7m£2.7m£5.1m
Current assets£4.1m£5.9m£7.8m£5.9m£6.4m
Debtors£2.5m£4.3m£2.6m£1.9m£2.5m
Cash from operations——−£3.6m−£3.2m−£3.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
15.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
37.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£353k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£54.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−132.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
40.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20%
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
▲27%
Now £7.1m
Cash at bank
▲12%
Now £3.4m
Headcount
0%
Now 36
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲89%
Now £5.1m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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