How much does Camstar Ingredients Limited make?

Camstar Ingredients Limited reported revenue of £15.6m and a loss of £241k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Camstar Ingredients Limited have?

Camstar Ingredients Limited reported an average of 80 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Camstar Ingredients Limited profitable?

No — Camstar Ingredients Limited reported a loss of £241k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07849130 · Incorporated 16 Nov 2011

Camstar Ingredients Limited

Registered name: CAMSTAR INGREDIENTS LIMITED

Part of Starke Industries Limited group

Camstar Ingredients Limited made £15.6m revenue and a £241k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Camstar Ingredients Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £15.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £241k and 80 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of condiments and seasonings” and is based in Eye; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10840Manufacture of condiments and seasonings

Status: Active
Location: Eye, East of England
Age: 14 yrs · since 2011
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Starke Industries Limited.Registered Office : Chestnuts Farm, Langton Green, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7HL”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£15.6m

Growth ▼5.8%

Profit

−£241k

Growth ▼120.4%

Profit margin

−1.6%

Gross 19.5%

Employees

Change ▲17.6%

Profit / employee

−£3k

Revenue/employee £195k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.3m	£13.8m	£16.5m	£15.6m
Cost of sales	£9.4m	£12m	£12.7m	£12.6m
Gross profit	£2.9m	£1.8m	£3.8m	£3m
Operating profit	£1m	−£561k	£1.5m	−£98.6k
Profit before tax	£970k	−£662k	£1.3m	−£236k
Profit after tax	£756k	−£804k	£1.2m	−£241k
Profit (best available)	£756k	−£804k	£1.2m	−£241k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£3.2m	£3.1m	£3.6m
Employees (average)	52	63	68	80
Ratios
Profit margin	6.2%	−5.8%	7.1%	−1.6%
Gross margin	23.4%	12.7%	23%	19.5%
Revenue per employee	£236k	£219k	£243k	£195k
Profit per employee	£14.5k	−£12.8k	£17.4k	−£3k
Cash conversion	−102.3%	—	−108.9%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.4%	▲20%	▼5.8%
Profit growth	—	▼206.4%	—	▼120.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲21.1%	▲7.9%	▲17.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£113k	£4.3k	£38.9k	£0
Net assets	£2.2m	£1.4m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	£1.8m	£2.3m	£2.7m	£2.7m
Current assets	£4.7m	£4.1m	£4.7m	£4.6m
Debtors	£1.9m	£1.6m	£2.3m	£2.1m
Cash from operations	−£1m	−£392k	−£1.6m	−£47.2k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £195k; 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: 17.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.7%; 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: ▼9%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: ▼100%; Now £0
Headcount: ▲18%; Now 80
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £2.7m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Starke Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Camstar Herbs Limited75–100%
Camstar Ingredients Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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 Mar 2025 (profit −£241k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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