Canford Trading Limited
Registered name: CANFORD TRADING LIMITED
Canford Trading Limited made £763k revenue and a £4.4k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Canford Trading Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £763k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £4.4k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery” and is based in Harrow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harrow, London
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £725k | £770k | £722k | £763k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £660k | £705k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £62k | £58.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£3.3k | −£4.4k |
| Profit after tax | £2.4k | £3.9k | −£3.3k | −£4.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4k | £3.9k | −£3.3k | −£4.4k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.3% | 0.5% | −0.5% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 8.6% | 7.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £362k | £385k | £361k | £381k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | £2k | −£1.7k | −£2.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.2% | ▼6.2% | ▲5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲62.2% | ▼185.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £279k | £379k |
| Net assets | £10.2k | £14.1k | £10.8k | £6.4k |
| Current assets | £217k | £340k | £370k | £494k |
| Debtors | — | — | £89.5k | £113k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £381k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.2k
- 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
- 14.9%
- 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
- ▼40%
- Now £6.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲36%
- Now £379k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£4.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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