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Company No. 07775730 · Incorporated 15 Sep 2011

City Tool Hire Limited

Registered name: CITY TOOL HIRE LIMITED

City Tool Hire Limited made £20m revenue and a £427k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

City Tool Hire Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £20m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £427k and 143 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Feltham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Feltham, London
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£20m
Growth ▼10.6%
Profit
−£427k
Growth ▼141.9%
Profit margin
−2.1%
Gross 40.3%
Employees
143
Change ▼6.5%
Profit / employee
−£3k
Revenue/employee £140k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£20.3m£22.3m£20m
Cost of sales—£11m£12.9m£11.9m
Gross profit—£9.3m£9.5m£8m
Operating profit—£3.1m£1.8m−£377k
Profit before tax—£3m£1.7m−£428k
Profit after tax£1.6m£2.1m£1m−£427k
Profit (best available)£1.6m£2.1m£1m−£427k
Staff costs—£5.6m£6.6m£6.4m
Employees (average)116145153143
Ratios
Profit margin—10.4%4.6%−2.1%
Gross margin—45.8%42.4%40.3%
Revenue per employee—£140k£146k£140k
Profit per employee£13.7k£14.5k£6.7k−£3k
Cash conversion—−204%−138.4%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲10.2%▼10.6%
Profit growth—▲31.9%▼51.5%▼141.9%
Headcount growth—▲25%▲5.5%▼6.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£806k£508k£430k
Net assets£6.8m£8.4m£8.9m£7.9m
Fixed assets£5.7m£10.2m£9m£7.6m
Current assets£5.1m£5.9m£6m£5.6m
Debtors£3.4m£4.2m£3.9m£3.3m
Cash from operations—−£6.3m−£2.5m−£3.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
40.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£140k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
37.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
16.5%
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
▼11%
Now £7.9m
Cash at bank
▼15%
Now £430k
Headcount
▼7%
Now 143
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼16%
Now £7.6m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£427k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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