Realtime Civil Engineering London Limited
Registered name: REALTIME CIVIL ENGINEERING LONDON LIMITED
Realtime Civil Engineering London Limited made £23.1m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Realtime Civil Engineering London Limited’s revenue grew 45% to £23.1m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.6m profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Potters Bar; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Potters Bar, East of England
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £15.9m | £23.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£12.5m | −£17.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.3m | £5.3m |
| Operating profit | — | £433k | £2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £511k | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £962k | £66.5k | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £962k | £66.5k | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 0.4% | 6.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 21% | 23.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1.1m | £1.9m |
| Profit per employee | £50.6k | £4.8k | £130k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲45.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼93.1% | ▲2244% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼26.3% | ▼14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £6.1m | £4.4m | — |
| Net assets | £4.5m | £4.4m | — |
| Fixed assets | £17k | £17k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.9m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £130k
- 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
- ▼14%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Realtime Civil Engineering LimitedRev. £23.1m · Profit £1.3m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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