Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC
Registered name: CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC made £618m revenue and a £104m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC’s revenue fell 6% to £618m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £104m and 704 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Addlestone; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Addlestone, London
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £658m | £618m |
| Cost of sales | −£573m | −£690m |
| Gross profit | £84.7m | −£71.6m |
| Operating profit | £29.9m | −£129m |
| Profit before tax | £23.1m | −£144m |
| Profit after tax | £17.9m | −£104m |
| Profit (best available) | £17.9m | −£104m |
| Employees (average) | 778 | 704 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 2.7% | −16.7% |
| Gross margin | 12.9% | −11.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £845k | £878k |
| Profit per employee | £23k | −£147k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼678.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −16.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −11.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £878k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£147k
- 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.
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
- ▼10%
- Now 704
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- CN Finance PLCFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit −£104m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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