Lea Redway Limited
Principal activities and review of the business The group's principal activity during the year continued to be that of the manufacture and sale of solenoid switches and switch gear. During the year the group's turnover decreased by 7% to £55.2m The group's margins have decreased slightly from 24.6% to 20.9%. The directors are still aware that the group remains susceptible to higher commodity prices in both silver and copper and these have led to price variations in the costs of raw materials, along with changes in foreign exchange levels The group's balance sheet remains very strong with net assets of £57.4m (2024: £57.3m). Cash and bank balances have increased from £16.8m to £18.2m.
Revenue
£55.2m
▼ -7.1% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£353k
Margin -0.4%
Employees
550
▼ -6.3% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£57.4m
Total assets £64.7m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £55.2m | ▼ -7.1% | £334k | 550 | £57.4m |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £59.5m | ▲ +1.6% | £2.7m | 587 | £57.3m |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £58.5m | ▼ -0.3% | £4.6m | 593 | £54.7m |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £58.7m | ▲ +14.5% | £5.4m | 595 | £52.4m |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £51.2m | — | £3.8m | 555 | £46.7m |
| 30 Sept 2020 | — | — | — | — | £44.3m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Sept 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £55.2m
- Gross profit
- £11.4m
- Operating profit
- -£250k
- Profit before tax
- £334k
- Profit after tax
- -£353k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £64.7m
- Cash
- £18.2m
- Total liabilities
- £7.4m
- Net assets
- £57.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £100k
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