How much does Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd make?

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd reported revenue of £13.4m and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd have?

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd reported an average of 34 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd profitable?

Yes — Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd reported a profit of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00144979 · Incorporated 30 Sep 1916

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd

Registered name: COLCHESTER MACHINE TOOL SOLUTIONS LTD

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd made £13.4m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd’s revenue grew 4% to £13.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.5m profit and 34 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other machine tools” and is based in Elland; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28490Manufacture of other machine tools

Status: Active
Location: Elland, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 110 yrs · since 1916
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. From the filing: “The Company's parent organisation is Timesavers Acquisition LLC, incorporated in the US. The results of the Company are included in the consolidated accounts of the above mentioned parent. The consoli”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£13.4m

Growth ▲4.5%

Profit

£1.5m

Growth ▲181.8%

Profit margin

11.3%

Gross 37.6%

Employees

Change ▼19.1%

Profit / employee

£44.7k

Revenue/employee £395k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.8m	£13.1m	£12.9m	£13.4m
Cost of sales	£6.9m	£9.2m	£8.2m	£8.4m
Gross profit	£2.9m	£3.9m	£4.7m	£5m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£1.1m	£535k	£1.6m
Profit before tax	£1.1m	£1.2m	£540k	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£847k	£862k	£539k	£1.5m
Profit (best available)	£847k	£862k	£539k	£1.5m
Staff costs	£1.4m	£2m	£2.3m	£1.8m
Employees (average)	42	42	42	34
Ratios
Profit margin	8.6%	6.6%	4.2%	11.3%
Gross margin	29.8%	29.8%	36.2%	37.6%
Revenue per employee	£233k	£311k	£306k	£395k
Profit per employee	£20.2k	£20.5k	£12.8k	£44.7k
Cash conversion	−65.8%	−56.7%	−206.3%	−47.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼1.6%	▲4.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▼37.5%	▲181.8%
Headcount growth	—	—	0%	▼19.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£757k	£1.4m	£2.5m	£3.2m
Net assets	£10.2m	£11m	£11.6m	£13.1m
Fixed assets	£477k	£415k	£265k	£234k
Current assets	£12.7m	£12.4m	£13.5m	£14.8m
Debtors	£2.1m	£1.6m	£1.4m	£1.2m
Deferred income	£821k	£362k	£557k	£308k
Cash from operations	−£730k	−£651k	−£1.1m	−£748k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 37.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £395k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £44.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −47.6%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.1%; 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: ▲13%; Now £13.1m
Cash at bank: ▲30%; Now £3.2m
Headcount: ▼19%; Now 34
Deferred income: ▼45%; Now £308k
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £234k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (3)

Colchester Lathe Co. LimitedFigures not disclosed
Pratt Burnerd International LimitedFigures not disclosed
T.S. Harrison & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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