How much does City Lifting Limited make?

City Lifting Limited reported revenue of £31.4m and a loss of £9.6k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does City Lifting Limited have?

City Lifting Limited reported an average of 165 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is City Lifting Limited profitable?

No — City Lifting Limited reported a loss of £9.6k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03056277 · Incorporated 15 May 1995

City Lifting Limited

Registered name: CITY LIFTING LIMITED

Part of Cranes 2000 Holdings Ltd group

City Lifting Limited made £31.4m revenue and a £9.6k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

City Lifting Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £31.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £9.6k and 165 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in South Ockendon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: South Ockendon, London
Age: 31 yrs · since 1995
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 parent and ultimate holding company is Cranes 2000 Holdings Ltd. Its registered office, and where copies of accounts can be obtained is Unit 9 Juliette Way, Purfleet Industrial Park, Purfleet, Ess”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£31.4m

Growth ▲2%

Profit

−£9.6k

Growth ▼101%

Profit margin

Gross 26.4%

Employees

165

Change ▲0.6%

Profit / employee

−£58

Revenue/employee £191k

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£24.9m	£30.9m	£30.8m	£31.4m
Cost of sales	£18.8m	£21.2m	£22m	£23.1m
Gross profit	£6.1m	£9.7m	£8.8m	£8.3m
Operating profit	£2.7m	£3m	£2m	£2.1m
Profit before tax	£4m	£1.7m	£396k	£41.7k
Profit after tax	£3.8m	£1.2m	£981k	−£9.6k
Profit (best available)	£3.8m	£1.2m	£981k	−£9.6k
Staff costs	£10.6m	£11.5m	£12.5m	£12.5m
Employees (average)	159	159	164	165
Ratios
Profit margin	15.2%	3.9%	3.2%	0%
Gross margin	24.5%	31.5%	28.7%	26.4%
Revenue per employee	£157k	£195k	£188k	£191k
Profit per employee	£23.8k	£7.5k	£6k	−£58
Cash conversion	−248.5%	−232.5%	−317.5%	−346.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.3%	▼0.4%	▲2%
Profit growth	—	▼68.5%	▼17.8%	▼101%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲3.1%	▲0.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£0	£204k	£162k	£222k
Net assets	£10.9m	£12.1m	£13.1m	£13.1m
Fixed assets	£32.5m	£35.8m	£37.4m	£38.3m
Current assets	£6.1m	£8.4m	£9.5m	£10.5m
Debtors	£4.4m	£8.2m	£5.8m	£5.6m
Deferred income	£74.8k	£84.8k	£77.6k	£89.2k
Cash from operations	−£6.8m	−£7m	−£6.5m	−£7.4m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 26.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £191k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£58; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −346.5%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 121.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.8%; 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: ▼0%; Now £13.1m
Cash at bank: ▲37%; Now £222k
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 165
Deferred income: ▲15%; Now £89.2k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £38.3m

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

Ownership chain

Cranes 2000 Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
City Lifting Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Vertical Transportation LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

City Tower Cranes LimitedFigures not disclosed
Paramount Connections LimitedRev. — · Profit £96.3k

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 −£9.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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