Capital Refrigeration Services Limited
Registered name: CAPITAL REFRIGERATION SERVICES LIMITED
Capital Refrigeration Services Limited made £1.1m revenue and a £76.2k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Capital Refrigeration Services Limited’s revenue fell 31% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £76.2k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” and is based in Hoddesdon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hoddesdon, East of England
- Age
- 59 yrs · since 1967
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1m | £888k | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £643k | £1.2m | £890k |
| Gross profit | £287k | £244k | £509k | £256k |
| Operating profit | −£82.5k | −£52k | £162k | −£119k |
| Profit before tax | −£83.9k | −£53.1k | £162k | −£113k |
| Profit after tax | −£71.6k | −£43.3k | £130k | −£76.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£71.6k | −£43.3k | £130k | −£76.2k |
| Employees (average) | -9 | -7 | -6 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.3% | −4.9% | 7.8% | −6.7% |
| Gross margin | 25% | 27.5% | 30.5% | 22.4% |
| Revenue per employee | −£127k | −£127k | −£278k | £229k |
| Profit per employee | £8k | £6.2k | −£21.7k | −£15.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼22.5% | ▲88% | ▼31.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼158.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £94.2k | £72.7k | £79k | £85k |
| Net assets | £384k | £333k | £459k | £383k |
| Fixed assets | £15.9k | £12.3k | £12.4k | £10.5k |
| Current assets | £524k | £450k | £679k | £547k |
| Debtors | £203k | £118k | £235k | £142k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £229k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.4%
- 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
- ▼17%
- Now £383k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8%
- Now £85k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £10.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£76.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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