Criseren Limited
Registered name: CRISEREN LIMITED
Criseren Limited made £21.5m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 28 Sep 2025.
Criseren Limited’s revenue was £21.5m in the year to 28 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.7m and 156 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Sep 2023 | 28 Sep 2024 | 29 Sep 2024 | 28 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £21.5m |
| Cost of sales | £0 | −£5.5m | −£5.5m | −£15.6m |
| Gross profit | £0 | £2.1m | £2.1m | £6m |
| Operating profit | −£709k | −£1.3m | −£1.3m | −£2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £379k | −£347k | −£347k | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £379k | −£350k | −£350k | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £379k | −£350k | −£350k | −£1.7m |
| Employees (average) | — | 164 | — | 156 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −4.6% | −4.6% | −7.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £46.5k | — | £138k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£2.1k | — | −£10.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼192.4% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £138k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£10.9k
- 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
- —
- Now 156
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Criseren Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Criseren Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Criseren Treasury LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Vaynor Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Thomas Trust (registered outside the UK register) 25–50%
- Hills Trust (registered outside the UK register) 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Sep 2025 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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