South Coast Decorating and Maintenance Ltd
Registered name: SOUTH COAST DECORATING AND MAINTENANCE LTD
South Coast Decorating and Maintenance Ltd made £160k revenue and £30.2k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
South Coast Decorating and Maintenance Ltd’s revenue fell 17% to £160k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £30.2k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Christchurch; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Christchurch, South West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £194k | £160k |
| Cost of sales | — | £120k | £130k |
| Gross profit | — | £74k | £30.2k |
| Operating profit | — | £18.7k | £30.2k |
| Profit before tax | — | £18.7k | £30.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | £18.7k | £30.2k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £18.7k | £30.2k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 9.6% | 18.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.2% | 18.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £194k | £80k |
| Profit per employee | — | £18.7k | £15.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼17.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲61.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £2.8k | £232k | £70.8k |
| Net assets | £1.8k | £277k | £95.6k |
| Fixed assets | £29.5k | £24.9k | £24.9k |
| Current assets | £1 | £252k | £70.8k |
| Debtors | — | £20.2k | — |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £80k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.6%
- 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
- ▼65%
- Now £95.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼69%
- Now £70.8k
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £24.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £30.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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