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Company No. 01181853 · Incorporated 23 Aug 1974

Charcroft Electronics Limited

Registered name: CHARCROFT ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Charcroft Electronics Limited made £13.8m revenue and £842k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Charcroft Electronics Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £13.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £842k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts” and is based in Powys; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46520Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Status
Active
Location
Powys, Wales
Age
52 yrs · since 1974
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.8m
Growth ▼10.1%
Profit
£842k
Growth ▼23.8%
Profit margin
6.1%
Gross 38.8%
Employees
83
Change ▼7.8%
Profit / employee
£10.1k
Revenue/employee £166k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.2m£14.7m£15.3m£13.8m
Cost of sales£8.3m£9.9m£9.6m£8.4m
Gross profit£4m£4.8m£5.7m£5.3m
Operating profit£1m£1.3m£1.5m£1.1m
Profit before tax£1m£1.3m£1.5m£1.1m
Profit after tax£810k£1m£1.1m£842k
Profit (best available)£810k£1m£1.1m£842k
Employees (average)71799083
Ratios
Profit margin6.6%6.9%7.2%6.1%
Gross margin32.4%32.5%37.4%38.8%
Revenue per employee£172k£186k£170k£166k
Profit per employee£11.4k£12.8k£12.3k£10.1k
Cash conversion−94%7%−71.7%−213.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.1%▲4.5%▼10.1%
Profit growth—▲24.6%▲9.5%▼23.8%
Headcount growth—▲11.3%▲13.9%▼7.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.7m£713k£411k£394k
Net assets£5.7m£6m£6.4m£6.3m
Fixed assets£534k£477k£569k£1.6m
Current assets£7.4m£8.4m£8.5m£7.2m
Debtors£2.6m£3.3m£3.1m£2.8m
Cash from operations−£953k£89.4k−£1.1m−£2.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
38.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£166k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£10.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−213.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.5%
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
▼1%
Now £6.3m
Cash at bank
▼4%
Now £394k
Headcount
▼8%
Now 83
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲183%
Now £1.6m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £842k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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