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Company No. 00026390 · Incorporated 17 Apr 1888

Hastings Cottage Improvement Society Limited(The)

Registered name: HASTINGS COTTAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

Hastings Cottage Improvement Society Limited(The) made £519k revenue and £101k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Hastings Cottage Improvement Society Limited(The)’s revenue grew 8% to £519k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £101k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Battle; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Status
Active
Location
Battle, South East
Age
138 yrs · since 1888
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

IndependentSmall team
Revenue
£519k
Growth ▲7.9%
Profit
£101k
Growth ▼15.3%
Profit margin
19.4%
 
Employees
4
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£25.2k
Revenue/employee £130k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£481k£519k
Profit before tax£165k£143k
Profit after tax£119k£101k
Profit (best available)£119k£101k
Staff costs£26.9k£29.6k
Employees (average)44
Ratios
Profit margin24.7%19.4%
Revenue per employee£120k£130k
Profit per employee£29.7k£25.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.9%
Profit growth—▼15.3%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£885k£945k
Fixed assets£752k£1m
Current assets£201k£120k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
19.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£130k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£25.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
201.8%
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
▲7%
Now £945k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 4
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲39%
Now £1m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £101k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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