Fortress Scaffolding (NW) Limited
Registered name: FORTRESS SCAFFOLDING (NW) LIMITED
Fortress Scaffolding (NW) Limited made £410k revenue and £62.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Fortress Scaffolding (NW) Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £410k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £62.6k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “scaffold erection” and is based in Ormskirk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ormskirk, North West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2016
- 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 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) | £262k | £379k | £416k | £410k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £62.2k | £83.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£42.8k | £28.2k | £62.2k | £62.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£42.8k | £28.2k | £62.2k | £62.6k |
| Staff costs | £17k | £42.4k | £424 | £15.5k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −16.3% | 7.4% | 15% | 15.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.6k | £126k | £208k | £205k |
| Profit per employee | −£10.7k | £9.4k | £31.1k | £31.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲44.4% | ▲9.8% | ▼1.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲120.6% | ▲0.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼25% | ▼33.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£115k | −£119k | −£86.7k | −£63k |
| Fixed assets | £113k | £89.9k | £80.1k | £59k |
| Current assets | £71.7k | £83.4k | £90.6k | £88.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £205k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.4%
- 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 −£63k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼26%
- Now £59k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £62.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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