Horwich Cohen Coghlan Ltd
Registered name: HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN LTD
Horwich Cohen Coghlan Ltd made £11.4m revenue and £316k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Horwich Cohen Coghlan Ltd’s revenue grew 9% to £11.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £316k profit and 156 employees. The company is classified under “solicitors” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8m | £10.6m | £10.5m | £11.4m |
| Operating profit | −£1.6m | −£440k | −£374k | £383k |
| Profit before tax | −£260k | £1.2m | £1.2m | £401k |
| Profit after tax | −£313k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £316k |
| Profit (best available) | −£313k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £316k |
| Staff costs | £6.2m | £6.1m | £8m | £8.3m |
| Employees (average) | 91 | 80 | 151 | 156 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.9% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 2.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £88.4k | £132k | £69.2k | £72.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.4k | £16.1k | £8.3k | £2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | −31.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲31.2% | ▼0.9% | ▲8.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼2.9% | ▼74.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼12.1% | ▲88.8% | ▲3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £513k | £503k | £1.6m | £581k |
| Net assets | £1m | £1.5m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £133k | £109k | £92.1k | £81.5k |
| Current assets | £7.1m | £6.3m | £8.8m | £7.4m |
| Debtors | £2.2m | £3.6m | £4.9m | £5.4m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | £1.1m | £820k | −£35.7k | −£122k |
| 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
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −31.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 13%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 47.3%
- 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
- ▼41%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼64%
- Now £581k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 156
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £1.5m
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £81.5k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- HCC Trust Corporation LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £316k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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