The results for the year are set out in the statement of income and retained earnings and the balance sheet.
Turnover for the year was £11.15 million (2025: £13.25 million), a reduction of approximately 16 per cent. The decrease reflects the planned reduction of lower-margin adaptations work and continued client caution over the timing and funding of building safety programmes across the social housing sector.
Gross profit was £4.44 million (2025: £4.89 million), with the gross profit margin held at 40 per cent (2025: 37 per cent). Maintaining the margin through a period of lower volume reflects the operational controls established in the previous year, including tighter project controls and more disciplined resource planning.
Profit before tax was £0.83 million (2025: £1.78 million). The reduction is proportionately greater than the fall in turnover, reflecting the largely fixed nature of the company's overhead costs against lower revenue and continued investment in leadership, systems and business development. It also includes a considerable one-off loss of £0.19 million on the disposal of older fleet vehicles, arising from previously overstated residual values, which have since been corrected in the company's depreciation approach. This item is not expected to recur.
The company retains a sound balance sheet, with net assets of £3.74 million (2025: £4.32 million). The reduction in net assets reflects a distribution to the parent company during the year, together with a reduction in trade debtors, and the company continues to trade from a stable financial position.
During the year the company completed a planned withdrawal from adaptations work in non-social-housing properties. That work carried a high degree of scope change, rework and limited repeatability, which constrained both margin and predictability. The company ceased certain local authority adaptations contracts and, as a result, undertook a redundancy programme. This was a deliberate step to concentrate capacity on higher-margin, regulation-driven compliance work.
The company secured six new contract awards and six contract extensions during the year, spanning fire safety, active fire safety and adaptations workstreams, reflecting both new business and strong client retention. Revenue from active fire safety and electrical works grew from £28,000 to £0.69 million as that capability scaled following BAFE SP203 accreditation.
Work delivered through subcontractors represented less than 2 per cent of turnover in the year. The company's directly employed model remains a distinguishing feature and is valued by clients for the quality, control and continuity it provides.
Health and safety performance improved across the year. Stronger fleet driving standards contributed to a reduction in motor claims, and site safety improved, with fewer accidents and incidents recorded. The company also maintained consistently strong scores in independent third-party audits across its accreditation schemes, reflecting the standards its directly employed model is built to sustain.
During the year the company completed the implementation of a new stock control system, which went live on 1 April 2026. This enables tighter cost control and reporting on a job-by-job basis, supporting the company's continued focus on margin discipline.
Demand for fire and building safety compliance is expected to remain firm, though within tightening landlord budgets as spending is stretched across many compliance areas. The company's strategy is to grow adjacent, regulation-driven services for existing clients, including ventilation works associated with Awaab's Law and electrical compliance, as the lower-risk first stage of diversification. To lead this, the company has, since the year end, appointed a Head of Growth, its first dedicated commercial investment of this kind. Over the longer term, the company sees scope to extend into new public sector client types, with early interest emerging from the health and defence sectors.
The directors thank all employees for their commitment through a year of significant and deliberate change.
Key Financial Performance Indicators
● Turnover: £11,153,725 (2025: £13,250,066)
● Turnover growth: -16% (2025: -13%)
● Gross profit: £4,443,899 (2025: £4,892,650)
● Gross profit margin: 40% (2025: 37%)
● Profit before tax: £827,587 (2025: £1,776,786)