Grosvenor Contracts (London) Limited
Registered name: GROSVENOR CONTRACTS (LONDON) LIMITED
Part of FTL UK Acquisition Company Limited groupGrosvenor Contracts (London) Limited made £9.3m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023.
Grosvenor Contracts (London) Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £9.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with £1.2m profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products” and is based in Derby; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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. From the filing: “STAR Strategic Assets III-A LP”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.3m | £9.3m |
| Cost of sales | £6.1m | £5.7m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | £93k | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £79k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £56k | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £56k | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £2.2m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 79 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.7% | 13% |
| Gross margin | 27% | 38.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £108k | £117k |
| Profit per employee | £727 | £15.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2052% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £737k | £330k |
| Net assets | £4.1m | £5.3m |
| Fixed assets | £980k | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £5.6m | £6m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| Deferred income | £1.3m | £859k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £117k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 9.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.3%
- 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
- ▲30%
- Now £5.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £330k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 79
- Deferred income
- ▼35%
- Now £859k
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £1.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- FTL UK Acquisition Company Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Stellar Mayan Limited75–100%
- Grosvenor Contracts (London) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Synergy Health Managed Services LimitedRev. £50.7m · Profit −£85k
- Aeroserve Euro LimitedRev. £13.7m · Profit £7.5m
- Aeroserve (MSP) LimitedRev. £9.4m · Profit −£7.5m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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