How much does Cornelius Specialties Ltd make?

Cornelius Specialties Ltd reported revenue of £6.3m and a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Cornelius Specialties Ltd profitable?

No — Cornelius Specialties Ltd reported a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Company No. 05758693 · Incorporated 28 Mar 2006

Cornelius Specialties Ltd

Registered name: CORNELIUS SPECIALTIES LTD

Part of Cornelius Group PLC group

Cornelius Specialties Ltd made £6.3m revenue and a £1.5m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.

Cornelius Specialties Ltd’s revenue grew 35% to £6.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £1.5m. The company is classified under “manufacture of other organic basic chemicals” and is based in Suffolk; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20140Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

Status: Active
Location: Suffolk, East of England
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

Revenue

£6.3m

Growth ▲35%

Profit

−£1.5m

Growth —

Profit margin

−24.7%

Gross 13.2%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025	31 Jan 2026
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4m	£4.6m	£6.3m
Cost of sales	−£2.3m	−£2.6m	−£5.4m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£2.1m	£826k
Operating profit	−£452k	£35.5k	−£1.5m
Profit before tax	−£537k	−£87.8k	−£1.5m
Profit after tax	−£485k	−£87.8k	−£1.5m
Profit (best available)	−£485k	−£87.8k	−£1.5m
Employees (average)	25	22	—
Ratios
Profit margin	−12%	−1.9%	−24.7%
Gross margin	43.8%	44.9%	13.2%
Revenue per employee	£161k	£211k	—
Profit per employee	−£19.4k	−£4k	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲15.4%	▲35%
Headcount growth	—	▼12%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −24.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.2%; 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: —; 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: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Cornelius Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
Cornelius Specialties Ltdthis 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 accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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