Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association
Registered name: CUTLERY AND ALLIED TRADES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association made a £60.6k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association reported a loss of £60.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 11 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control” and is based in South Yorkshire; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 63 yrs · since 1962
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £30k | £101k | −£60.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £30k | £101k | −£60.6k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.5k | £9.2k | −£5.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲238.4% | ▼159.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▼25% | ▼8.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £96.5k | £137k | £155k | £219k | £100k |
| Net assets | £640k | £601k | £634k | £735k | £680k |
| Fixed assets | £586k | £562k | £522k | £489k | £459k |
| Current assets | £407k | £309k | £342k | £473k | £329k |
| Debtors | £39.9k | £23.5k | £23.2k | £13.2k | £34.1k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.5k
- 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.
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
- ▼7%
- Now £680k
- Cash at bank
- ▼54%
- Now £100k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £459k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£60.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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