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Company No. 01552256 · Incorporated 23 Mar 1981

Technical Cranes Limited

Registered name: TECHNICAL CRANES LIMITED

Technical Cranes Limited made £18.3m revenue and £643k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Technical Cranes Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £18.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £643k profit and 121 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of lifting and handling equipment” and is based in Rotherham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28220Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Status
Active
Location
Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
45 yrs · since 1981
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£18.3m
Growth ▲11.5%
Profit
£643k
Growth ▲53.4%
Profit margin
3.5%
Gross 29.7%
Employees
121
Change ▲6.1%
Profit / employee
£5.3k
Revenue/employee £151k
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 to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.1m£16.4m£18.3m
Cost of sales£9.3m£10.9m£12.9m
Gross profit£4.8m£5.5m£5.4m
Operating profit£1.6m£1.8m£1.6m
Profit before tax£1.5m£1.6m£1.2m
Profit after tax£510k£419k£643k
Profit (best available)£510k£419k£643k
Staff costs£4.9m£5.6m£6.7m
Employees (average)106114121
Ratios
Profit margin3.6%2.6%3.5%
Gross margin33.9%33.3%29.7%
Revenue per employee£133k£144k£151k
Profit per employee£4.8k£3.7k£5.3k
Cash conversion134.6%135.6%117.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16%▲11.5%
Profit growth—▼17.8%▲53.4%
Headcount growth—▲7.5%▲6.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£684k£745k£401k
Net assets£3.7m£3.9m£4.4m
Fixed assets£3.2m£4m£8.3m
Current assets£3.3m£2.5m£2.8m
Debtors£1.2m£903k£2m
Deferred income£684k£323k£226k
Cash from operations£2.2m£2.5m£1.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
29.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£151k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
117.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
45.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.9%
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 £4.4m
Cash at bank
▼46%
Now £401k
Headcount
▲6%
Now 121
Deferred income
▼30%
Now £226k
Fixed assets
▲109%
Now £8.3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (5)

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 Mar 2025 (profit £643k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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