How much does SHD Composite Materials Ltd make?

SHD Composite Materials Ltd reported revenue of £31.1m and £3.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does SHD Composite Materials Ltd have?

SHD Composite Materials Ltd reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is SHD Composite Materials Ltd profitable?

Yes — SHD Composite Materials Ltd reported a profit of £3.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 07078299 · Incorporated 17 Nov 2009

SHD Composite Materials Ltd

Registered name: SHD COMPOSITE MATERIALS LTD

Part of SHD Holdings Limited group

SHD Composite Materials Ltd made £31.1m revenue and £3.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

SHD Composite Materials Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £31.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.8m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles” and is based in Sleaford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 13960Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles

Status: Active
Location: Sleaford, East Midlands
Age: 16 yrs · since 2009
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£31.1m

Growth ▲8.4%

Profit

£3.8m

Growth ▲2.6%

Profit margin

12.2%

Gross 34.9%

Employees

Change ▲2.4%

Profit / employee

£43.5k

Revenue/employee £358k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Nov 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£28.7m	£31.1m
Cost of sales	£19m	£20.2m
Gross profit	£9.7m	£10.9m
Operating profit	£4.7m	£4.2m
Profit before tax	£4.8m	£4.4m
Profit after tax	£3.7m	£3.8m
Profit (best available)	£3.7m	£3.8m
Staff costs	£4.1m	£5.6m
Employees (average)	85	87
Ratios
Profit margin	12.8%	12.2%
Gross margin	33.7%	34.9%
Revenue per employee	£338k	£358k
Profit per employee	£43.4k	£43.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8.4%
Profit growth	—	▲2.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£104k	£1.3m
Net assets	£9.5m	£9.4m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.8m
Current assets	£14.1m	£12.6m
Debtors	£5.1m	£4.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 12.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £358k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £43.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.5%; 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: ▼2%; Now £9.4m
Cash at bank: ▲1190%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 87
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲28%; Now £1.8m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

SHD Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
SHD Composite Materials Ltdthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

SHD Composite Materials (USA) LtdFigures not disclosed
SHD Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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