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Company No. 00598050 · Incorporated 29 Jan 1958

R.S. Cockerill (York) Limited

Registered name: R.S. COCKERILL (YORK) LIMITED

Part of Providence Holdings Limited group

R.S. Cockerill (York) Limited made £90.3m revenue and £3.5m profit in the year to 28 Jun 2025. read from filing text

R.S. Cockerill (York) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £90.3m in the year to 28 Jun 2025, with £3.5m profit and 160 employees. The company is classified under “agents specialized in the sale of other particular products” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46180Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
Status
Active
Location
York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
68 yrs · since 1958
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. From the filing: “The parent company of R S Cockerill (York) Ltd is Providence Holdings Limited and its registered office is Providence Business Park, Stamford Bridge Road, Dunnington, York YO19 5AE.”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Jun 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£90.3m
Growth ▲5.1%
Profit
£3.5m
Growth —
Profit margin
3.9%
Gross 13.2%
Employees
160
Change ▼1.8%
Profit / employee
£21.9k
Revenue/employee £565k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to25 Jun 202224 Jun 202329 Jun 202428 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£50.2m£57.1m£86m£90.3m
Cost of sales£41.4m£48.9m£79.7m£78.4m
Gross profit£8.8m£8.2m£6.2m£11.9m
Operating profit£1.8m£1.1m−£1.1m£4.7m
Profit before tax£1.5m£1.1m−£1.1m£4.7m
Profit after tax£1.4m£929k−£816k£3.5m
Profit (best available)£1.4m£929k−£816k£3.5m
Staff costs£6.2m£6.4m£8.2m£8m
Employees (average)137140163160
Ratios
Profit margin2.7%1.6%−0.9%3.9%
Gross margin17.6%14.4%7.3%13.2%
Revenue per employee£367k£408k£527k£565k
Profit per employee£10k£6.6k−£5k£21.9k
Cash conversion−188.5%−345.1%—−44.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.6%▲50.6%▲5.1%
Profit growth—▼32.2%▼187.8%—
Headcount growth—▲2.2%▲16.4%▼1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5m£3.5m£3.7m£3.3m
Net assets£11.5m£12.1m£11.3m£14.5m
Fixed assets£4.1m£3.9m£4.4m£5.1m
Current assets£16.1m£18.6m£22.9m£21.9m
Debtors£9.8m£8.7m£8.7m£10.3m
Deferred income£553k£431k£328k£245k
Cash from operations−£3.4m−£3.9m−£850k−£2.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£565k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£21.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−44.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.3%
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
▲29%
Now £14.5m
Cash at bank
▼12%
Now £3.3m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 160
Deferred income
▼25%
Now £245k
Fixed assets
▲18%
Now £5.1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Providence Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. R.S. Cockerill (York) 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Jun 2025 (profit £3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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