Corus Group Limited
Registered name: CORUS GROUP LIMITED
Part of Tata Steel Europe Limited groupCorus Group Limited made £2bn revenue and a £284m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Corus Group Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £2bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £284m and 5,900 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.3bn | £2bn |
| Operating profit | −£420m | −£260m |
| Profit before tax | −£514m | −£307m |
| Profit after tax | −£476m | −£284m |
| Profit (best available) | −£476m | −£284m |
| Employees (average) | 7,400 | 5,900 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −20.5% | −14.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £314k | £335k |
| Profit per employee | −£64.3k | −£48.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼20.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −14.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £335k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£48.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 5,900
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Tata Steel Europe Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Corus Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Corus PropertyFigures not disclosed
- Tata Steel UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£284m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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