Gillett's (Callington) Limited
Registered name: GILLETT'S (CALLINGTON) LIMITED
Part of The Spar Group Limited groupGillett's (Callington) Limited made £96.9k revenue and a £7.5k loss in the year to 26 Sep 2025.
Gillett's (Callington) Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £96.9k in the year to 26 Sep 2025, with a loss of £7.5k and 528 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Cornwall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cornwall, South West
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 26 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £102k | £110k | £106k | £96.9k |
| Cost of sales | £74.2k | £80.1k | £76.8k | £71.2k |
| Gross profit | £28.3k | £29.6k | £28.8k | £25.7k |
| Operating profit | £5.5k | £5k | −£4.1k | −£6.8k |
| Profit before tax | £4.5k | £4k | −£5.1k | −£7.8k |
| Profit after tax | £4.6k | £3.1k | −£5.2k | −£7.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.6k | £3.1k | −£5.2k | −£7.5k |
| Staff costs | £15.9k | £17.5k | £18.5k | £18.7k |
| Employees (average) | 514 | 549 | 610 | 528 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | 2.9% | −5% | −7.7% |
| Gross margin | 27.6% | 27% | 27.3% | 26.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £199 | £200 | £173 | £183 |
| Profit per employee | £9 | £6 | −£9 | −£14 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | ▼3.7% | ▼8.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼31.2% | ▼266.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.8% | ▲11.1% | ▼13.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1k | £350 | £342 | £292 |
| Net assets | £15.3k | £18.5k | £13.2k | £5.8k |
| Fixed assets | £37.9k | £36.2k | £30k | £24.8k |
| Current assets | £10.2k | £12.3k | £13.9k | £10.7k |
| Debtors | £4 | £9 | £9 | £7 |
| Deferred income | £903 | £380 | £1.5k | £1.3k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £183
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 25.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▼57%
- Now £5.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £292
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 528
- Deferred income
- ▼12%
- Now £1.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £24.8k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Spar Group Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Triode Acquisitions UK Limited75–100%
- Appleby Westward Group Limited75–100%
- GCL 2016 Limited75–100%
- Gillett's (Callington) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 26 Sep 2025 (profit −£7.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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