How much does Cater-Kwik Limited make?

Cater-Kwik Limited reported revenue of £17.2m and £352k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cater-Kwik Limited have?

Cater-Kwik Limited reported an average of 49 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Cater-Kwik Limited profitable?

Yes — Cater-Kwik Limited reported a profit of £352k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 04432906 · Incorporated 7 May 2002

Cater-Kwik Limited

Registered name: CATER-KWIK LIMITED

Part of Cater-Kwik Group Limited group

Cater-Kwik Limited made £17.2m revenue and £352k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Cater-Kwik Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £17.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £352k profit and 49 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in Ulverston; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47599Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

Status: Active
Location: Ulverston, North West
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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 ultimate parent company is Cater Kwik Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£17.2m

Growth ▼0.8%

Profit

£352k

Growth ▲38.6%

Profit margin

2.1%

Gross 17.6%

Employees

Change ▼14%

Profit / employee

£7.2k

Revenue/employee £351k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.4m	£17.2m
Cost of sales	£14.1m	£14.2m
Gross profit	£3.3m	£3m
Operating profit	£392k	£526k
Profit before tax	£342k	£451k
Profit after tax	£254k	£352k
Profit (best available)	£254k	£352k
Staff costs	£1.5m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	57	49
Ratios
Profit margin	1.5%	2.1%
Gross margin	18.9%	17.6%
Revenue per employee	£304k	£351k
Profit per employee	£4.5k	£7.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.8%
Profit growth	—	▲38.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼14%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£465k	£206k
Net assets	£4.2m	£4.2m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.5m
Current assets	£7.1m	£7.4m
Debtors	£924k	£1.1m
Deferred income	£157k	£177k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £351k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.4%; 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: ▲0%; Now £4.2m
Cash at bank: ▼56%; Now £206k
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 49
Deferred income: ▲13%; Now £177k
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £1.5m

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

Cater-Kwik Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cater-Kwik Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Cater-Kwik (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Caterkwik Fabs 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £352k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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