Continental Shelf 556 Limited
Registered name: CONTINENTAL SHELF 556 LIMITED
Continental Shelf 556 Limited made £217m revenue and £17.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Continental Shelf 556 Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £217m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £17.7m profit. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £190m | £196m | £217m |
| Cost of sales | −£136m | −£137m | −£164m |
| Gross profit | £54.2m | £58.9m | £52.9m |
| Operating profit | £35m | £39.4m | £29.8m |
| Profit before tax | £30.9m | £35.4m | £24.5m |
| Profit after tax | £22.1m | £25.4m | £17.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £22.1m | £25.4m | £17.7m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.6% | 13% | 8.2% |
| Gross margin | 28.5% | 30% | 24.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▲10.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲15.2% | ▼30.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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 —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Winn Holding LimitedRev. £217m · Profit £17.7m
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £17.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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