Hulley and Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Limited
Registered name: HULLEY AND KIRKWOOD CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
Part of Wsp Group Holding Ab groupHulley and Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Limited made £10.9m revenue and £631k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Hulley and Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £10.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £631k profit and 124 employees. The company is classified under “engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.2m | £10.5m | £10.9m | £10.9m |
| Operating profit | £891k | £1m | £633k | £881k |
| Profit before tax | £874k | £983k | £639k | £866k |
| Profit after tax | £784k | £995k | £473k | £631k |
| Profit (best available) | £784k | £995k | £473k | £631k |
| Staff costs | £6.1m | £6.7m | £7.4m | £7.4m |
| Employees (average) | 116 | 123 | 124 | 124 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £79.3k | £85.3k | £88.1k | £87.6k |
| Profit per employee | £6.8k | £8.1k | £3.8k | £5.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.1% | ▲4% | ▼0.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲27% | ▼52.5% | ▲33.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6% | ▲0.8% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £2.7m | £2.8m | £3.2m |
| Fixed assets | £149k | £103k | £107k | £96.9k |
| Current assets | £7.3m | £7.3m | £7m | £7m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £3.3m | £3.4m | £3.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £87.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 29%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £3.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 124
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £96.9k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wsp Group Holding Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- WSP UK Limited75–100%
- Hulley and Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Golder Associates (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hulley SFM LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lexica Health and Life Sciences Consultancy LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WSP (Real Estate and Infrastructure) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WSP European Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WSP Management Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WSP Real Estate Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £631k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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