How much does C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited make?

C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited reported revenue of £23.6m and £162k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited have?

C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited reported an average of 144 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited profitable?

Yes — C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited reported a profit of £162k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 03146195 · Incorporated 15 Jan 1996

C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited

Registered name: C.F. ROBERTS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Part of CFR Investments Limited group

C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited made £23.6m revenue and £162k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited’s revenue fell 23% to £23.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £162k profit and 144 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43210Electrical installation

Status: Active
Location: Cheltenham, South West
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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 company's parent is CFR Group Services Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.The company's ultimate controlling parent company is CFR Investments Limited, a company incorporated in ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£23.6m

Growth ▼22.9%

Profit

£162k

Growth ▼30.6%

Profit margin

0.7%

Gross 20.3%

Employees

144

Change ▼7.7%

Profit / employee

£1.1k

Revenue/employee £164k

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 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18m	£22m	£30.6m	£23.6m
Cost of sales	£13.9m	£17.3m	£24.9m	£18.8m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£4.7m	£5.7m	£4.8m
Operating profit	£427k	£433k	£237k	£232k
Profit before tax	£431k	£252k	£236k	£253k
Profit after tax	£561k	£252k	£233k	£162k
Profit (best available)	£561k	£252k	£233k	£162k
Staff costs	£5.2m	£5m	£7m	£6.7m
Employees (average)	134	127	156	144
Ratios
Profit margin	3.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Gross margin	23.1%	21.3%	18.7%	20.3%
Revenue per employee	£134k	£173k	£196k	£164k
Profit per employee	£4.2k	£2k	£1.5k	£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲21.9%	▲39.2%	▼22.9%
Profit growth	—	▼55.1%	▼7.5%	▼30.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.2%	▲22.8%	▼7.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.1m	£2.3m	£1.3m
Net assets	£4.1m	£4.4m	£4.6m	£4.7m
Fixed assets	£186k	£401k	£273k	£157k
Current assets	£7.7m	£11.3m	£9.4m	£9.5m
Debtors	£3.6m	£5.8m	£4.6m	£5.8m
Deferred income	£2m	£1.7m	£1.3m	£909k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £164k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 24.8%; 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: ▲4%; Now £4.7m
Cash at bank: ▼43%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 144
Deferred income: ▼32%; Now £909k
Fixed assets: ▼42%; Now £157k

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

CFR Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
C F R Group Services Limited75–100%
C.F. Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

C F Roberts (FM) LtdFigures not disclosed
Marbid Partnership LimitedFigures not disclosed
Mirari Support Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Strebor Fire & Security Systems 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 £162k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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