How many employees does Caunton Engineering Limited have?

Caunton Engineering Limited reported an average of 245 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Caunton Engineering Limited profitable?

Yes — Caunton Engineering Limited reported a profit of £2.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 00968729 · Incorporated 19 Dec 1969

Caunton Engineering Limited

Registered name: CAUNTON ENGINEERING LIMITED

Caunton Engineering Limited made £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Caunton Engineering Limited reported £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, down 17% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 245 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Status: Active
Location: Nottingham, East Midlands
Age: 56 yrs · since 1969
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 company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caunton Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The company's ultimate controlling party was the Bingham family throughout the current ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£2.5m

Growth ▼16.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

245

Change ▼1.2%

Profit / employee

£10.2k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£93.2m	£120m	—	—
Operating profit	£2.6m	£8.1m	—	—
Profit before tax	£2.6m	£8.1m	£4.6m	£2.8m
Profit after tax	£2.5m	£7.4m	£3m	£2.5m
Profit (best available)	£2.5m	£7.4m	£3m	£2.5m
Staff costs	£12m	£14.4m	£13.3m	£13.4m
Employees (average)	237	244	248	245
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	6.1%	—	—
Revenue per employee	£393k	£494k	—	—
Profit per employee	£10.7k	£30.3k	£12.2k	£10.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲29.2%	—	—
Profit growth	—	▲190.4%	▼59.1%	▼16.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.9%	▲1.6%	▼1.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£12.9m	£23.2m	£26.9m	£18.3m
Net assets	£12.9m	£20.3m	£23.3m	£25.8m
Fixed assets	£4.5m	£4m	£3.9m	£4.7m
Current assets	£30.1m	£42.3m	£40.2m	£37.5m
Debtors	£9.9m	£10.9m	£6m	£4.4m
Deferred income	£64.6k	£53.2k	£43.6k	£36.2k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

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: £10.2k; 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: ▲11%; Now £25.8m
Cash at bank: ▼32%; Now £18.3m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 245
Deferred income: ▼17%; Now £36.2k
Fixed assets: ▲22%; Now £4.7m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Caunton Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Caunton Engineering 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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