How much does Cutting Edge Services Limited make?

Cutting Edge Services Limited reported revenue of £14.9m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cutting Edge Services Limited have?

Cutting Edge Services Limited reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Cutting Edge Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Cutting Edge Services Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02757183 · Incorporated 20 Oct 1992

Cutting Edge Services Limited

Registered name: CUTTING EDGE SERVICES LIMITED

Part of The Cutting Edge Employee Ownership Trust group

Cutting Edge Services Limited made £14.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cutting Edge Services Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £14.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Chorley, North West
Age: 33 yrs · since 1992
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£14.9m

Growth ▲4.2%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▲32%

Profit margin

Gross 35.8%

Employees

Change ▼2.9%

Profit / employee

£19.6k

Revenue/employee £219k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.9m	£15.4m	£14.3m	£14.9m
Cost of sales	£9.5m	£9.8m	£9.3m	£9.6m
Gross profit	£5.4m	£5.6m	£5m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£934k	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£839k	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.8m
Profit after tax	£698k	£1.1m	£1m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£698k	£1.1m	£1m	£1.3m
Staff costs	£3.5m	£3.6m	£3.4m	£3.5m
Employees (average)	82	75	70	68
Ratios
Profit margin	4.7%	7%	7.1%	9%
Gross margin	36.4%	36.2%	34.9%	35.8%
Revenue per employee	£182k	£205k	£204k	£219k
Profit per employee	£8.5k	£14.4k	£14.4k	£19.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.4%	▼7.2%	▲4.2%
Profit growth	—	▲54.4%	▼6.2%	▲32%
Headcount growth	—	▼8.5%	▼6.7%	▼2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£154k	£122k	£126k	£63.1k
Net assets	£805k	£982k	£1.2m	£1.8m
Fixed assets	£386k	£291k	£270k	£284k
Current assets	£7.6m	£5.9m	£5.5m	£5.8m
Debtors	£3.8m	£2.6m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£2m	£868k	£732k	£848k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £219k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £19.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.6%; 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: ▲51%; Now £1.8m
Cash at bank: ▼50%; Now £63.1k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 68
Deferred income: ▲16%; Now £848k
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £284k

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 Cutting Edge Employee Ownership Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Cutting Edge Investments Limited75–100%
Cutting Edge Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

B.R.B. Industrial Services 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 £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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