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Company No. 03368473 · Incorporated 9 May 1997

Wingnut Utilities Limited

Registered name: WINGNUT UTILITIES LIMITED

Wingnut Utilities Limited made £16.3m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Wingnut Utilities Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £16.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.1m profit and 49 employees. The company is classified under “other telecommunications activities” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Chorley, North West
Age
29 yrs · since 1997
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£16.3m
Growth ▼20.3%
Profit
£1.1m
Growth ▼57.5%
Profit margin
7%
Gross 46.7%
Employees
49
Change ▲16.7%
Profit / employee
£23.3k
Revenue/employee £332k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£17.4m£20.4m£16.3m
Cost of sales—£8.9m£9.8m£8.7m
Gross profit—£8.5m£10.6m£7.6m
Operating profit—£6.3m£3.6m£1.5m
Profit before tax—£6.3m£3.6m£1.5m
Profit after tax—£5.1m£2.7m£1.1m
Profit (best available)—£5.1m£2.7m£1.1m
Staff costs—£1.3m£5.9m£5m
Employees (average)19284249
Ratios
Profit margin—29.1%13.2%7%
Gross margin—48.7%51.9%46.7%
Revenue per employee—£622k£485k£332k
Profit per employee—£181k£64k£23.3k
Cash conversion—−100.8%−117.7%−60.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲17%▼20.3%
Profit growth——▼47%▼57.5%
Headcount growth—▲47.4%▲50%▲16.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.9m£7m£8.3m£8.3m
Net assets£1.4m£6m£8.7m£9.8m
Fixed assets£331k£960k£947k£1.1m
Current assets£3.1m£8.8m£12.1m£10.9m
Debtors£277k£4.4k£4.9k£28k
Deferred income—£135k£2.4m£92.3k
Cash from operations—−£6.4m−£4.2m−£882k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
46.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£332k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£23.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−60.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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
▲13%
Now £9.8m
Cash at bank
▼0%
Now £8.3m
Headcount
▲17%
Now 49
Deferred income
▼96%
Now £92.3k
Fixed assets
▲12%
Now £1.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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