Kelston Sparkes (Group) Limited
Registered name: KELSTON SPARKES (GROUP) LIMITED
Part of Kelston Sparkes Holdings Limited groupKelston Sparkes (Group) Limited made £18.8m revenue and £853k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Kelston Sparkes (Group) Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £18.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £853k profit and 126 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.4m | £17.7m | £19.8m | £18.8m |
| Cost of sales | £15m | £14.5m | £14.8m | £13.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £3.2m | £5m | £5m |
| Operating profit | £486k | £1.1m | £3m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £48.8k | £440k | £1.7m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | −£67.5k | −£275k | −£286k | £853k |
| Profit (best available) | −£67.5k | −£275k | −£286k | £853k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 136 | 126 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.4% | −1.6% | −1.4% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 26.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £146k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£2.1k | £6.8k |
| Cash conversion | −928.5% | −442.8% | −208.4% | −256.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▲11.8% | ▼4.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼7.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.1k | £2.2m | £6.6m | £7.6m |
| Net assets | £7.5m | £6.8m | £6m | £6.7m |
| Fixed assets | £24.1m | £22.4m | £25.5m | £24.3m |
| Current assets | £9.9m | £12.2m | £18.2m | £19.1m |
| Debtors | £4.4m | £4.4m | £4.8m | £3.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£4.5m | −£4.8m | −£6.2m | −£7.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −256.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 128.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.7%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £6.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £7.6m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 126
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £24.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kelston Sparkes Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kelston Sparkes (Group) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Kelston Sparkes Contractors LimitedRev. £39.6m · Profit £4.7m
- Kelston Sparkes Quarry Services LimitedRev. £10.5m · Profit £217k
- KSG Vehicle Solutions LimitedRev. £701k · Profit £27.8k
- KSG Training Services LimitedRev. £358k · Profit £13.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £853k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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