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Company No. 05819252 · Incorporated 17 May 2006

Colena Ltd.

Registered name: COLENA LTD.

Colena Ltd. made £11.4m revenue and £469k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text

Colena Ltd.’s revenue fell 34% to £11.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £469k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in North Shields; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Status
Active
Location
North Shields, North East
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.4m
Growth ▼33.7%
Profit
£469k
Growth ▼80%
Profit margin
4.1%
Gross 21.9%
Employees
37
Change ▼2.6%
Profit / employee
£12.7k
Revenue/employee £309k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11m£18.9m£17.2m£11.4m
Cost of sales£7.1m£12.4m£11.9m£8.9m
Gross profit£3.8m£6.5m£5.3m£2.5m
Operating profit£2.2m£4.6m£2.9m£237k
Profit before tax£2.2m£4.6m£3.1m£433k
Profit after tax£1.8m£3.7m£2.3m£469k
Profit (best available)£1.8m£3.7m£2.3m£469k
Staff costs£892k£1.1m£1.5m£1.5m
Employees (average)27303837
Ratios
Profit margin16.6%19.4%13.6%4.1%
Gross margin35%34.6%30.6%21.9%
Revenue per employee£406k£630k£453k£309k
Profit per employee£67.4k£122k£61.6k£12.7k
Cash conversion−87.3%−96.5%−107.2%−593.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲72.5%▼8.9%▼33.7%
Profit growth—▲102%▼36.3%▼80%
Headcount growth—▲11.1%▲26.7%▼2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4m£7.4m£6m£7m
Net assets£6.1m£9.7m£9m£9.4m
Fixed assets£862k£1m£1.5m£1.5m
Current assets£6.8m£10.9m£8.8m£9m
Debtors£1.1m£1.2m£880k£505k
Deferred income—£18.4k£0£55.8k
Cash from operations−£1.9m−£4.4m−£3.1m−£1.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£309k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£12.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−593.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.4%
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
▲5%
Now £9.4m
Cash at bank
▲17%
Now £7m
Headcount
▼3%
Now 37
Deferred income
—
Now £55.8k
Fixed assets
▼4%
Now £1.5m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £469k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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