How much does C. Butt Limited make?

C. Butt Limited reported revenue of £13.5m and a loss of £275k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does C. Butt Limited have?

C. Butt Limited reported an average of 92 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is C. Butt Limited profitable?

No — C. Butt Limited reported a loss of £275k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00544246 · Incorporated 5 Feb 1955

C. Butt Limited

Registered name: C. BUTT LIMITED

Part of C&WH Butt Limited group

C. Butt Limited made £13.5m revenue and a £275k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

C. Butt Limited’s revenue fell 27% to £13.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £275k and 92 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Northampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Liquidation
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 71 yrs · since 1955
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 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£13.5m

Growth ▼27.1%

Profit

−£275k

Growth ▼230.1%

Profit margin

−2%

Gross 14%

Employees

Change ▼31.3%

Profit / employee

−£3k

Revenue/employee £147k

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	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18m	£18.5m	£13.5m
Cost of sales	£13.7m	£14.2m	£11.6m
Gross profit	£4.3m	£4.3m	£1.9m
Operating profit	£506k	£452k	−£420k
Profit before tax	£520k	£539k	−£275k
Profit after tax	£420k	£211k	−£275k
Profit (best available)	£420k	£211k	−£275k
Staff costs	£5.1m	£5.5m	£4m
Employees (average)	130	134	92
Ratios
Profit margin	2.3%	1.1%	−2%
Gross margin	23.8%	23.3%	14%
Revenue per employee	£139k	£138k	£147k
Profit per employee	£3.2k	£1.6k	−£3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲2.5%	▼27.1%
Profit growth	—	▼49.7%	▼230.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.1%	▼31.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.9m	£4.4m	£4.3m
Net assets	£5.6m	£3.6m	£2.8m
Fixed assets	£1.2m	£742k	£283k
Current assets	£8.6m	£8.8m	£6.7m
Debtors	£3.2m	£3.5m	£2m
Deferred income	£985k	£1m	£682k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £147k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.8%; 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: ▼22%; Now £2.8m
Cash at bank: ▼3%; Now £4.3m
Headcount: ▼31%; Now 92
Deferred income: ▼35%; Now £682k
Fixed assets: ▼62%; Now £283k

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

C&WH Butt Limitedultimate parent75–100%
C Butt Holdings Limited75–100%
C. Butt 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 Apr 2025 (profit −£275k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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