Colne Valley Electrical (South) Limited
Registered name: COLNE VALLEY ELECTRICAL (SOUTH) LIMITED
Part of Colne Valley Group Holdings Ltd groupColne Valley Electrical (South) Limited made £25.5m revenue and £895k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Colne Valley Electrical (South) Limited’s revenue grew 52% to £25.5m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £895k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in Colchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.7m | £19.1m | £16.8m | £25.5m |
| Cost of sales | £18.4m | £17m | £14.1m | £22.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £2.1m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £640k | £321k | £859k | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £644k | £330k | £861k | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £518k | £252k | £643k | £895k |
| Profit (best available) | £518k | £252k | £643k | £895k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Gross margin | 11.3% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 11.2% |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −32.7% | −53.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.8% | ▼12.3% | ▲51.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼51.4% | ▲155% | ▲39.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £634k | £543k | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £844k | £896k | £938k | £983k |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £6.2m | £9.1m | £8m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £1.8m | £3.2m | £4.9m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£281k | −£636k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −53.1%
- 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
- 19.1%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £983k
- Cash at bank
- ▲97%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Colne Valley Group Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Colne Valley Holdings Ltd75–100%
- Colne Valley Electrical Limited75–100%
- Colne Valley Electrical (South) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Colne Valley Electrical (North) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Colne Valley Site Services LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £895k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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