Wain Homes (South West) Limited
Registered name: WAIN HOMES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
Part of ST Joseph Capital Limited groupWain Homes (South West) Limited made £73.9m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 28 Sep 2025.
Wain Homes (South West) Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £73.9m in the year to 28 Sep 2025, with £1.7m profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Exeter; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Exeter
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Sep 2023 | 28 Sep 2024 | 29 Sep 2024 | 28 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £76.9m | £68m | £68m | £73.9m |
| Cost of sales | −£64.6m | −£59.3m | −£58.3m | −£63.3m |
| Gross profit | £12.3m | £8.8m | £9.7m | £10.6m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £1.4m | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | £5m | £2m | £2.9m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £3.7m | £1.8m | £2.5m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.7m | £1.8m | £2.5m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 127 | 104 | 104 | 102 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.9% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 16% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 14.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £605k | £654k | £654k | £724k |
| Profit per employee | £29.4k | £17.2k | £23.8k | £16.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.6% | — | ▲8.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.1% | — | ▼31.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼18.1% | — | ▼1.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £724k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.5k
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now 102
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- ST Joseph Capital Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Wain Group Limited75–100%
- Wain Homes Limited75–100%
- Wain Homes (South West) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (20)
- 61-62 Isley Way Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- 63-64 Isley Way Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Arlington & Barrington (Trewolek) Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Charter Walk Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Higher Trewhiddle Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hilltop Crescent Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kingsland (Westward Ho!) Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lark View Tencreek Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Maple Cross Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Molbrook Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- New Church Town Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oakdene (Lifton) Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Otters Reach Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rutt Lane Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tamar Meadows Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Taw View Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Leighs (Chudleigh) Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tregony View Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Trevemper Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Trevow Heights Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Atbol Holdco 123 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wain Homes (North West) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wain Homes (Severn Valley) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wain Homes (West Midlands) LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Sep 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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