How much does Castle Howard Estate Limited make?

Castle Howard Estate Limited reported revenue of £14.8m and a loss of £280k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Castle Howard Estate Limited have?

Castle Howard Estate Limited reported an average of 236 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Castle Howard Estate Limited profitable?

No — Castle Howard Estate Limited reported a loss of £280k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 00480214 · Incorporated 29 Mar 1950

Castle Howard Estate Limited

Registered name: CASTLE HOWARD ESTATE LIMITED

Part of Second Legist (C.H.) Trustees Limited group

Castle Howard Estate Limited made £14.8m revenue and a £280k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Castle Howard Estate Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £14.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £280k and 236 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale of food in specialised stores” and is based in York; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores SIC 47760Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores SIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate SIC 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 76 yrs · since 1950
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 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£14.8m

Growth ▼4.3%

Profit

−£280k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.9%

Gross 2.6%

Employees

236

Change ▲0.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.2k

Revenue/employee £62.5k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.9m	£15.4m	£14.8m
Cost of sales	£13m	£14.5m	£14.4m
Gross profit	£1.9m	£925k	£384k
Operating profit	−£394k	−£1.2m	−£2m
Profit before tax	£892k	−£1.7m	£77.2k
Profit after tax	£473k	−£1.3m	−£280k
Profit (best available)	£473k	−£1.3m	−£280k
Staff costs	£4.4m	£5m	£5.4m
Employees (average)	193	235	236
Ratios
Profit margin	3.2%	−8.4%	−1.9%
Gross margin	12.9%	6%	2.6%
Revenue per employee	£77.4k	£65.6k	£62.5k
Profit per employee	£2.5k	−£5.5k	−£1.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.2%	▼4.3%
Profit growth	—	▼374.5%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲21.8%	▲0.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.5m	£3.1m	£1.3m
Net assets	£75.9m	£74.6m	£74.3m
Fixed assets	£28.4m	£94.2m	£96.2m
Current assets	—	£7.3m	£5.2m
Debtors	£528k	£654k	£461k
Deferred income	£1.7m	£981k	£897k
Cash from operations	−£128k	£1.1m	£1.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 2.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £62.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 652.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.1%; 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: ▼0%; Now £74.3m
Cash at bank: ▼57%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▲0%; Now 236
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £897k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £96.2m

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

Ownership chain

Second Legist (C.H.) Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Castle Howard Estate Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Castle Howard Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed

Minority corporate shareholders

Coneysthorpe Trustees Limited

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 Jan 2025 (profit −£280k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026

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