How much does Calabar Estates Limited make?

Calabar Estates Limited reported revenue of £294k and £353k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Calabar Estates Limited profitable?

Yes — Calabar Estates Limited reported a profit of £353k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00647311 · Incorporated 19 Jan 1960

Calabar Estates Limited

Registered name: CALABAR ESTATES LIMITED

Part of Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Limited(The) group

Calabar Estates Limited made £294k revenue and £353k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Calabar Estates Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £294k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £353k profit. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 66 yrs · since 1960
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£294k

Growth ▲5.9%

Profit

£353k

Growth —

Profit margin

119.8%

Gross 1.9%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£278k	£294k
Cost of sales	−£569k	−£289k
Gross profit	−£292k	£5.7k
Operating profit	−£414k	£58.2k
Profit before tax	−£57.9k	£513k
Profit after tax	−£130k	£353k
Profit (best available)	−£130k	£353k
Employees (average)	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	−46.7%	119.8%
Gross margin	−105%	1.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 119.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 1.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Limited(The)ultimate parent50–75%
Centremanor Limited75–100%
Freshwater Family Holdings Limited75–100%
Metropolitan Properties Company Limited75–100%
Metropolitan Properties Co. (F.G.C.) Limited75–100%
E.alec Colman Investments Limited75–100%
Calabar Estates Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (15)

Calabar Properties LimitedRev. £1.6m · Profit £1.4m
Deritend Investments(Cheetham)limitedRev. £476k · Profit −£81k
Calabar (Wellingborough) LimitedRev. £193k · Profit £260k
Beechworth Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
Calabar (Flats) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Calabar (Woolwich) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Colguy Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Deritend Investments (Tyseley) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Deritend Investments(Birkdale)limitedFigures not disclosed
Deritend Investments(Crumpsall)limitedFigures not disclosed
Ediscum LimitedFigures not disclosed
K.S. Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Metropolitan Properties Co (Colman) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Philcol Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Retia Phoenix LimitedFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £353k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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