Colthrop Holdings Limited
Registered name: COLTHROP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Colthrop Holdings Limited made £22.2m revenue and £80.8k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Colthrop Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 41% to £22.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £80.8k profit and 61 employees. The company is classified under “activities of construction holding companies” and is based in Thatcham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Thatcham, South East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.4m | £21.6m | £37.3m | £22.2m |
| Cost of sales | £22.6m | £19.4m | £34.8m | £20.1m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.5m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £273k | £468k | £547k | £506k |
| Profit before tax | £273k | £479k | £577k | £542k |
| Profit after tax | £467k | £511k | £48.5k | £80.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £467k | £511k | £48.5k | £80.8k |
| Staff costs | — | £3.5m | £4.2m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 52 | 57 | 62 | 61 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.4% | 10% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £470k | £379k | £601k | £363k |
| Profit per employee | £9k | £9k | £781 | £1.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | −311.6% | 634.3% | −275.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.7% | ▲72.7% | ▼40.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▼90.5% | ▲66.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▲8.8% | ▼1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £2.6m | £5.3m | £3.1m |
| Net assets | £83.3k | £83.3k | £83.3k | £83.3k |
| Fixed assets | £84.3k | £91.3k | £789k | £399k |
| Current assets | — | £10m | £12.7m | £9m |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.5m | £3.5m | −£1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £363k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −275.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £83.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼42%
- Now £3.1m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 61
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼49%
- Now £399k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Francis Construction LimitedRev. £20.8m · Profit £158k
- Gables Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Gables Homes Property Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- R. J. Collins Roofing Contractors LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £80.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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