How much does Caps Cases Limited make?

Caps Cases Limited reported revenue of £30.2m and a loss of £353k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Caps Cases Limited have?

Caps Cases Limited reported an average of 227 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Caps Cases Limited profitable?

No — Caps Cases Limited reported a loss of £353k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 01636565 · Incorporated 19 May 1982

Caps Cases Limited

Registered name: CAPS CASES LIMITED

Part of Churchgate Accountants Limited group

Caps Cases Limited made £30.2m revenue and a £353k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Caps Cases Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £30.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £353k and 227 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Newmarket; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers

Status: Active
Location: Newmarket, East of England
Age: 44 yrs · since 1982
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£30.2m

Growth ▲2%

Profit

−£353k

Growth ▼159.2%

Profit margin

−1.2%

Gross 35%

Employees

227

Change ▼0.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Revenue/employee £133k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.5m	£29.6m	£30.2m
Cost of sales	£19.1m	£18.5m	£19.6m
Gross profit	£11.5m	£11.1m	£10.6m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£762k	−£44.1k
Profit before tax	£1.3m	£372k	−£510k
Profit after tax	£627k	£596k	−£353k
Profit (best available)	£627k	£596k	−£353k
Staff costs	£7.9m	£7.9m	£8.3m
Employees (average)	242	228	227
Ratios
Profit margin	2.1%	2%	−1.2%
Gross margin	37.6%	37.6%	35%
Revenue per employee	£126k	£130k	£133k
Profit per employee	£2.6k	£2.6k	−£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.1%	▲2%
Profit growth	—	▼5%	▼159.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.8%	▼0.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£522k	£193k	£134k
Net assets	£8.8m	£9.4m	£9m
Fixed assets	£10m	£9.1m	£10.6m
Current assets	£13m	£14.9m	£14.2m
Debtors	£157k	£233k	£571k
Deferred income	£471k	£655k	£611k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £133k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 35.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.9%; 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: ▼4%; Now £9m
Cash at bank: ▼31%; Now £134k
Headcount: ▼0%; Now 227
Deferred income: ▼7%; Now £611k
Fixed assets: ▲17%; Now £10.6m

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

Ownership chain

Churchgate Accountants Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Churchgate Trustees Limited75–100%
Catmj Limited75–100%
Tradegreat Limited75–100%
Caps Cases Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Carry on Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Prior Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Croftbench LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Oct 2025 (profit −£353k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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