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Company No. 00474108 · Incorporated 20 Oct 1949

Claude Fenton (Holdings) Limited

Registered name: CLAUDE FENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Claude Fenton (Holdings) Limited made £14.9m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Claude Fenton (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £14.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.6m profit and 84 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Reading, South East
Age
77 yrs · since 1949
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industry
Revenue
£14.9m
Growth ▼5.3%
Profit
£1.6m
Growth ▼20.1%
Profit margin
10.9%
Gross 36.2%
Employees
84
Change —
Profit / employee
£19.3k
Revenue/employee £177k
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 to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£15.7m£14.9m
Cost of sales——−£9.6m−£9.5m
Gross profit——£6m£5.4m
Operating profit——£2.6m£2m
Profit before tax——£3m£2m
Profit after tax£1.3m£1.4m£2m£1.6m
Profit (best available)£1.3m£1.4m£2m£1.6m
Employees (average)00084
Ratios
Profit margin——13%10.9%
Gross margin——38.5%36.2%
Revenue per employee———£177k
Profit per employee———£19.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▼5.3%
Profit growth—▲7.7%▲48.4%▼20.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.8m£1.7m£2m—
Net assets£27.8m£28.7m£30.3m—
Fixed assets£30.5m£30.7m£31.2m—
Current assets£8.3m£4.5m£3.7m—
Debtors£328k£423k£300k—
Deferred income£1.1m£1.2m£1.2m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£177k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
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
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Now —
Cash at bank
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Now —
Headcount
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Now 84
Deferred income
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Now —
Fixed assets
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Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (15)

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 accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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