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Company No. 00577254 · Incorporated 21 Jan 1957

Charles Austen Pumps Limited

Registered name: CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LIMITED

Charles Austen Pumps Limited made £19.1m revenue and £5.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Charles Austen Pumps Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £19.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £5.8m profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of pumps” and is based in Weybridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28131Manufacture of pumps
Status
Active
Location
Weybridge, London
Age
69 yrs · since 1957
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£19.1m
Growth ▼2.8%
Profit
£5.8m
Growth ▲14.1%
Profit margin
30.5%
Gross 52%
Employees
70
Change ▲4.5%
Profit / employee
£83.1k
Revenue/employee £272k
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 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.9m£20.4m£19.6m£19.1m
Cost of sales£12.7m£12.9m£11.2m£9.1m
Gross profit£7.2m£7.5m£8.4m£9.9m
Operating profit£4.3m£2.9m£5.4m£6.2m
Profit before tax£4.3m£3.1m£6m£7m
Profit after tax£3.8m£2.9m£5.1m£5.8m
Profit (best available)£3.8m£2.9m£5.1m£5.8m
Staff costs£3.3m£5.8m£3.9m£4.1m
Employees (average)68696770
Ratios
Profit margin19.2%14.3%26%30.5%
Gross margin36.2%36.9%42.8%52%
Revenue per employee£293k£296k£293k£272k
Profit per employee£56.3k£42.3k£76.1k£83.1k
Cash conversion−212.7%7.3%−104.3%−102.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲2.5%▼4%▼2.8%
Profit growth—▼23.7%▲74.6%▲14.1%
Headcount growth—▲1.5%▼2.9%▲4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£12.3m£11.6m£16.7m£19.8m
Net assets£12.5m£17.6m£22.7m£26.1m
Fixed assets£2.5m£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m
Current assets£18.1m£23.9m£29.1m£31.2m
Debtors£2.4m£1.9m£1.8m£2m
Cash from operations−£9.2m£214k−£5.6m−£6.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
30.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
52%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£272k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£83.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−102.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.5%
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
▲15%
Now £26.1m
Cash at bank
▲18%
Now £19.8m
Headcount
▲4%
Now 70
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £2.2m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 £5.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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