How much does Cabot Carbon Limited make?

Cabot Carbon Limited reported revenue of £18.8m and £2.1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cabot Carbon Limited have?

Cabot Carbon Limited reported an average of 93 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2024.

Is Cabot Carbon Limited profitable?

Yes — Cabot Carbon Limited reported a profit of £2.1m in the year to 30 Sep 2024.

Company No. 00462857 · Incorporated 30 Dec 1948

Cabot Carbon Limited

Registered name: CABOT CARBON LIMITED

Part of Cabot Corporation Inc. group

Cabot Carbon Limited made £18.8m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024. read from filing text

Cabot Carbon Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £18.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £2.1m profit and 93 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals” and is based in Penarth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20130Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

Status: Active
Location: Penarth, Wales
Age: 77 yrs · since 1948
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2024

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£18.8m

Growth ▲3.8%

Profit

£2.1m

Growth ▲22.9%

Profit margin

11%

Gross 14.5%

Employees

Change ▲3.3%

Profit / employee

£22.3k

Revenue/employee £202k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.9m	£18.1m	£18.8m
Cost of sales	£19.3m	£15.4m	£16.1m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£2.7m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£2.6m	£2.6m	£2.5m
Profit before tax	£2.1m	£1.8m	£3.2m
Profit after tax	£4.8m	£1.7m	£2.1m
Profit (best available)	£4.8m	£1.7m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	87	90	93
Ratios
Profit margin	20.8%	9.3%	11%
Gross margin	15.9%	14.8%	14.5%
Revenue per employee	£264k	£201k	£202k
Profit per employee	£54.8k	£18.7k	£22.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼21%	▲3.8%
Profit growth	—	▼64.6%	▲22.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.5%	▲3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4k	£0	—
Net assets	£33.3m	£35m	£37m
Fixed assets	£14.2m	£14.8m	£15.5m
Current assets	—	£23.1m	£25.8m
Debtors	—	£21.2m	£23m
Deferred income	£993k	£1.2m	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £202k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £22.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 82.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 122.2%; 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: ▲6%; Now £37m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 93
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £15.5m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Cabot Corporation Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Cabot Carbon Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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 30 Sep 2024 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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