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Company No. SC130407 · Incorporated 5 Mar 1991

Ailsa Building Contractors Limited

Registered name: AILSA BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Ailsa Building Contractors Limited made £14.4m revenue and £31.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Ailsa Building Contractors Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £14.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £31.2k profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Lanarkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.4m
Growth ▼8.3%
Profit
£31.2k
Growth ▲65.6%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 15.3%
Employees
64
Change ▼7.2%
Profit / employee
£488
Revenue/employee £224k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.9m£19.2m£15.7m£14.4m
Cost of sales£12.5m£16.4m£13.9m£12.2m
Gross profit£2.4m£2.8m£1.8m£2.2m
Operating profit£754k£787k£53.1k£73.6k
Profit before tax£743k£769k£25.7k£44.4k
Profit after tax£602k£595k£18.9k£31.2k
Profit (best available)£602k£595k£18.9k£31.2k
Staff costs£2.6m£2.9m——
Employees (average)69726964
Ratios
Profit margin4%3.1%0.1%0.2%
Gross margin16.3%14.5%11.4%15.3%
Revenue per employee£216k£267k£227k£224k
Profit per employee£8.7k£8.3k£273£488
Cash conversion−271.1%26.3%——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲29.1%▼18.4%▼8.3%
Profit growth—▼1.2%▼96.8%▲65.6%
Headcount growth—▲4.3%▼4.2%▼7.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£1.3m——
Net assets£1.4m£1.5m——
Fixed assets£386k£296k——
Current assets£4m£3.9m——
Debtors£410k£347k——
Cash from operations−£2m£207k——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£224k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£488
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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼7%
Now 64
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £31.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026

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