Canalboats (HLL) Ltd
Registered name: CANALBOATS (HLL) LTD
Canalboats (HLL) Ltd made £99.2k revenue and £15.3k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Canalboats (HLL) Ltd’s revenue fell 10% to £99.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £15.3k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £85.7k | £110k | £99.2k |
| Gross profit | £0 | £85.7k | £110k | £99.2k |
| Operating profit | −£12.9k | £18.5k | £5.3k | −£3.5k |
| Profit before tax | −£12.9k | £18.6k | £5.3k | −£3.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£12.9k | −£233k | −£88.8k | £15.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£12.9k | −£233k | −£88.8k | £15.3k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −271.9% | −80.5% | 15.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲28.6% | ▼10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £21.4k | £1.5k | £109 | £1.4k |
| Net assets | −£5.3m | −£5.5m | −£5.6m | −£5.6m |
| Fixed assets | £435k | £1m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £514k | £929k | £622k | £573k |
| Debtors | £933 | £2.2k | £4.6k | £0 |
| Deferred income | £4k | £1k | £269 | £16.6k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1318%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- 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
- —
- Now −£5.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1157%
- Now £1.4k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲6085%
- Now £16.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £1.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £15.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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