West Down Solar Limited
Registered name: WEST DOWN SOLAR LIMITED
Part of Elm Trading Limited groupWest Down Solar Limited made £210k revenue and a £46.7k loss in the year to 22 Dec 2021.
West Down Solar Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £210k in the year to 22 Dec 2021, with a loss of £46.7k. The company is classified under “production of electricity” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 22 Dec 2020 | 22 Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £290k | £210k |
| Cost of sales | −£208k | −£251k |
| Operating profit | £81.8k | −£41.1k |
| Profit before tax | £81.8k | −£41.1k |
| Profit after tax | £128k | −£46.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £128k | −£46.7k |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 44.2% | −22.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼27.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼136.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2022 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2022 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Elm Trading Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Elm Solar Holdings Limited75–100%
- Elm Solar Energy Limited75–100%
- West Down Solar Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Park Hill Solar LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Pennington Solar LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Taunton Solar Park LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Wakefield Solar LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Water Projects Solar LimitedFigures not disclosed
- West Hill Solar LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Wrexham Solar Park LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 22 Dec 2021 (profit −£46.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2022. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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