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Company No. 01166032 · Incorporated 8 Apr 1974

Peter Colby Commercials Limited

Registered name: PETER COLBY COMMERCIALS LIMITED

Part of Saint Vincent Holdings Limited group

Peter Colby Commercials Limited made £6m revenue and £945k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Peter Colby Commercials Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £945k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Norwich; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 70100Activities of head offices
Status
Active
Location
Norwich, East of England
Age
52 yrs · since 1974
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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£6m
Growth ▼1%
Profit
£945k
Growth ▼84.5%
Profit margin
15.7%
Gross 91.5%
Employees
33
Change ▲6.5%
Profit / employee
£28.6k
Revenue/employee £183k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£6.5m£6.1m£6m
Cost of sales−£707k−£27.2k−£510k
Gross profit£5.8m£6.1m£5.5m
Operating profit£5.7m£9m£2.9m
Profit before tax£4.7m£7.6m£577k
Profit after tax£3.8m£6.1m£945k
Profit (best available)£3.8m£6.1m£945k
Employees (average)333133
Ratios
Profit margin58.4%99.7%15.7%
Gross margin89.1%99.6%91.5%
Revenue per employee£196k£197k£183k
Profit per employee£115k£196k£28.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.9%▼1%
Profit growth—▲60.6%▼84.5%
Headcount growth—▼6.1%▲6.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
15.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
91.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£183k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£28.6k
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
▲6%
Now 33
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Saint Vincent Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Peter Colby Commercials Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (6)

Sister companies (15)

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 accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £945k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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