P. Colohan & Co. Limited
Registered name: P. COLOHAN & CO. LIMITED
P. Colohan & Co. Limited made £12.9m revenue and £469k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
P. Colohan & Co. Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £12.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £469k profit and 20 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, London
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1973
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.2m | £17.9m | £18.2m | £12.9m |
| Cost of sales | £13.5m | £15.1m | £14m | £10.8m |
| Gross profit | £1.7m | £2.9m | £4.3m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £414k | £485k | £2.4m | £478k |
| Profit before tax | £432k | £552k | £2.5m | £632k |
| Profit after tax | £341k | £413k | £1.9m | £469k |
| Profit (best available) | £341k | £413k | £1.9m | £469k |
| Staff costs | £969k | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10.3% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 11.1% | 16% | 23.5% | 16.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £843k | £1.1m | £912k | £645k |
| Profit per employee | £18.9k | £24.3k | £93.5k | £23.4k |
| Cash conversion | 70% | −333.7% | −87% | −306.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18% | ▲1.9% | ▼29.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲21.2% | ▲353.3% | ▼74.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.6% | ▲17.6% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.8m | £7.2m | £8.6m | £9.6m |
| Net assets | £9.4m | £9.4m | £10.9m | £11.4m |
| Fixed assets | £790k | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1m |
| Current assets | £10.1m | £10m | £12m | £10.9m |
| Debtors | £2.5m | £2m | £2.8m | £442k |
| Cash from operations | £290k | −£1.6m | −£2.1m | −£1.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £645k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £23.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −306.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £11.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲12%
- Now £9.6m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 20
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £1m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £469k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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