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Company No. 04774634 · Incorporated 22 May 2003

Cantillon Capital Limited

Registered name: CANTILLON CAPITAL LIMITED

Cantillon Capital Limited made £28.8m revenue and £16.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cantillon Capital Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £28.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £16.7m profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
23 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£28.8m
Growth ▲17%
Profit
£16.7m
Growth ▲25.8%
Profit margin
58%
 
Employees
14
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£1.2m
Revenue/employee £2.1m
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.8m£24.6m£28.8m
Operating profit£9.1m£13.2m£16.7m
Profit before tax£9.1m£13.2m£16.9m
Profit after tax£9.1m£13.3m£16.7m
Profit (best available)£9.1m£13.3m£16.7m
Employees (average)141414
Ratios
Profit margin45.9%53.9%58%
Revenue per employee£1.4m£1.8m£2.1m
Profit per employee£649k£947k£1.2m
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲24.2%▲17%
Profit growth—▲45.8%▲25.8%
Headcount growth—0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
58%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£2.1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.2m
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.
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 14
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £16.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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