LMD Vacuum Excavation Group Limited
Registered name: LMD VACUUM EXCAVATION GROUP LIMITED
LMD Vacuum Excavation Group Limited made £17.7m revenue and £897k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
LMD Vacuum Excavation Group Limited’s revenue grew 78% to £17.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £897k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.9m | £9.9m | £17.7m |
| Cost of sales | −£3.6m | −£7.1m | −£14.2m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £2.8m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | £530k | £1.9m | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £34.7k | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £34.7k | £1.1m | £897k |
| Profit (best available) | £34.7k | £1.1m | £897k |
| Employees (average) | 52 | 53 | 51 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.7% | 11.2% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | 27.3% | 28.3% | 19.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £94.6k | £187k | £346k |
| Profit per employee | £667 | £20.9k | £17.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲101.9% | ▲77.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲3091% | ▼19% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.9% | ▼3.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £346k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.6k
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- LMD Vacuum Excavation LimitedRev. £7.8m · Profit −£118k
- Exvac Equipment Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £897k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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