How much does Contractor Umbrella Limited make?

Contractor Umbrella Limited reported revenue of £78.4m and a loss of £86.7k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Contractor Umbrella Limited have?

Contractor Umbrella Limited reported an average of 656 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Contractor Umbrella Limited profitable?

No — Contractor Umbrella Limited reported a loss of £86.7k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 04324081 · Incorporated 16 Nov 2001

Contractor Umbrella Limited

Registered name: CONTRACTOR UMBRELLA LIMITED

Part of D'anconia Ltd group

Contractor Umbrella Limited made £78.4m revenue and a £86.7k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Contractor Umbrella Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £78.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £86.7k and 656 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 69201Accounting and auditing activities

Status: Liquidation
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 24 yrs · since 2001
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: “D'Anconia Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£78.4m

Growth ▼17.3%

Profit

−£86.7k

Growth ▼148.4%

Profit margin

−0.1%

Gross 0.4%

Employees

656

Change ▼5.2%

Profit / employee

−£132

Revenue/employee £119k

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	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£139m	£126m	£94.8m	£78.4m
Cost of sales	£138m	£125m	£94.1m	£78m
Gross profit	£1.1m	£320k	£696k	£342k
Operating profit	£445k	−£390k	−£32.1k	−£244k
Profit before tax	£447k	−£300k	£179k	−£89.9k
Profit after tax	£352k	−£250k	£179k	−£86.7k
Profit (best available)	£352k	−£250k	£179k	−£86.7k
Staff costs	—	£126m	£94.6m	£78.4m
Employees (average)	1,170	967	692	656
Ratios
Profit margin	0.3%	−0.2%	0.2%	−0.1%
Gross margin	0.8%	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%
Revenue per employee	£119k	£130k	£137k	£119k
Profit per employee	£301	−£259	£259	−£132
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.4%	▼24.6%	▼17.3%
Profit growth	—	▼171%	—	▼148.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼17.3%	▼28.4%	▼5.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.4m	£6.2m	£5m	£1.3m
Net assets	£898k	£118k	−£12.4k	−£99.1k
Fixed assets	£1.6k	£2.5k	£2.4k	£1.5k
Current assets	£20.2m	£16.7m	£12.5m	£8m
Debtors	£3.1m	£4.4m	£2.5m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£11.2m	£8.9m	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 0.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £119k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£132; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.4%; 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: —; Now −£99.1k
Cash at bank: ▼74%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 656
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼37%; Now £1.5k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

D'anconia Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Contractor Umbrella 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£86.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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