How much does Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited make?

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited reported revenue of £19.3m and a loss of £5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited have?

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited reported an average of 38 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited profitable?

No — Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited reported a loss of £5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. 00626146 · Incorporated 17 Apr 1959

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited

Registered name: WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED

Part of Carefoot Holdco Limited group

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited made £19.3m revenue and a £5m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £19.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £5m and 38 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings

Status: Active
Location: Lancashire, North West
Age: 67 yrs · since 1959
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: “During the year investment was made in the company's immediate parent Carefoot plc by Carefoot Holdco Limited, a company incorporated in England & Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£19.3m

Growth ▲9.6%

Profit

−£5m

Growth ▼583%

Profit margin

−26.1%

Gross 13.3%

Employees

Change ▼5%

Profit / employee

−£132k

Revenue/employee £507k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2026
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£20.8m	£22.4m	£17.6m	£19.3m
Cost of sales	£19.9m	£20.2m	£15.4m	£16.7m
Gross profit	£900k	£2.2m	£2.2m	£2.6m
Operating profit	£78.9k	£1.5m	£1.2m	−£4.8m
Profit before tax	£189k	£1.5m	£1.4m	−£4.7m
Profit after tax	£152k	£1.2m	£1m	−£5m
Profit (best available)	£152k	£1.2m	£1m	−£5m
Staff costs	£2.3m	£2m	£1.9m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	53	47	40	38
Ratios
Profit margin	0.7%	5.4%	5.9%	−26.1%
Gross margin	4.3%	9.9%	12.4%	13.3%
Revenue per employee	£392k	£476k	£439k	£507k
Profit per employee	£2.9k	£25.7k	£26k	−£132k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.7%	▼21.5%	▲9.6%
Profit growth	—	▲693.5%	▼13.9%	▼583%
Headcount growth	—	▼11.3%	▼14.9%	▼5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.9m	£4m	£4.4m	£4.2m
Net assets	£7.7m	£7.5m	£7.5m	£2m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.4m	£2.4m	£42k
Current assets	£10.2m	£10.9m	£8.4m	£7.8m
Debtors	£3.1m	£2.9m	£1.2m	£1.5m
Deferred income	£151k	£81.7k	£139k	£84.3k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −26.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £507k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£132k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.9%; 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: ▼73%; Now £2m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £4.2m
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 38
Deferred income: ▼39%; Now £84.3k
Fixed assets: ▼98%; Now £42k

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

Carefoot Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Carefoot PLC75–100%
Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Walter Carefoot & Sons,(Transport)limitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2026 (profit −£5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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