Ronald Charles Associates Limited
Registered name: RONALD CHARLES ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Ronald Charles Associates Limited made £47.7k revenue and a £409k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Ronald Charles Associates Limited’s revenue fell 88% to £47.7k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £409k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Chelmsford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chelmsford, East of England
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £414k | £47.7k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £225 | £0 |
| Gross profit | — | — | £413k | £47.7k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£250k | −£408k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£248k | −£409k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£221k | −£409k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£221k | −£409k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −53.5% | −857.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £103k | £15.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£55.3k | −£136k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼88.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | ▼20% | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.5k | £315k | £58.4k | £18.3k |
| Net assets | £171k | £494k | £271k | −£137k |
| Fixed assets | £217k | £178k | £97.9k | £0 |
| Current assets | £351k | £824k | £359k | £23.4k |
| Debtors | £198k | £356k | £243k | £0 |
| Deferred income | £6.3k | £11.3k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −857.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £15.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£136k
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- ▼151%
- Now −£137k
- Cash at bank
- ▼69%
- Now £18.3k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£409k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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