How much does Quailfalcon Limited make?

Quailfalcon Limited reported revenue of £9.7m and a loss of £152k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Quailfalcon Limited have?

Quailfalcon Limited reported an average of 93 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Quailfalcon Limited profitable?

No — Quailfalcon Limited reported a loss of £152k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01913793 · Incorporated 15 May 1985

Quailfalcon Limited

Registered name: QUAILFALCON LIMITED

Part of The Trustees Of Joan Chelton Discretionary Trust group

Quailfalcon Limited made £9.7m revenue and a £152k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Quailfalcon Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £152k and 93 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Canvey Island; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Canvey Island, East of England
Age: 41 yrs · since 1985
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. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party are the Trustees of the Joan Chelton Discretionary Trust 2025, by virtue of their 100% share in the company's ordinary issued share capital.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£9.7m

Growth ▼12.7%

Profit

−£152k

Growth ▼765.8%

Profit margin

−1.6%

Gross 32.4%

Employees

Change ▼15.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Revenue/employee £104k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.6m	£13.3m	£11.1m	£9.7m
Cost of sales	£10m	£9.7m	£7.6m	£6.5m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£3.5m	£3.5m	£3.1m
Operating profit	£12.8k	−£166k	£115k	−£65.6k
Profit before tax	−£19.5k	−£272k	£11.2k	−£152k
Profit after tax	−£21.1k	−£251k	£22.9k	−£152k
Profit (best available)	−£21.1k	−£251k	£22.9k	−£152k
Staff costs	£5.2m	£4.9m	£4.3m	£4m
Employees (average)	115	124	110	93
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.2%	−1.9%	0.2%	−1.6%
Gross margin	26.7%	26.6%	31.2%	32.4%
Revenue per employee	£118k	£107k	£101k	£104k
Profit per employee	−£184	−£2k	£208	−£1.6k
Cash conversion	1080%	—	−348.3%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.5%	▼16.5%	▼12.7%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼765.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.8%	▼11.3%	▼15.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£876k	£824k	£932k	£359k
Net assets	£3.9m	£3.7m	£3.7m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£2.8m	£2.7m	£2.7m	£2.6m
Current assets	£5.2m	£4.5m	£4m	£3.4m
Debtors	£157k	£101k	£2.1k	£89.4k
Deferred income	£574k	£502k	£386k	£251k
Cash from operations	£138k	−£205k	−£400k	£112k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £104k; 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: 27.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.9%; 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: ▼9%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▼62%; Now £359k
Headcount: ▼15%; Now 93
Deferred income: ▼35%; Now £251k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £2.6m

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

The Trustees Of Joan Chelton Discretionary Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Quailfalcon Management Limited75–100%
Quailfalcon Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Aluminium by Design LimitedFigures not disclosed
Duration (U.P.V.C.) 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£152k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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