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Company No. 08051030 · Incorporated 30 Apr 2012

Carlingo Ltd

Registered name: CARLINGO LTD

Carlingo Ltd made £25.1m revenue and a £489k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Carlingo Ltd’s revenue grew 41% to £25.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £489k and 42 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Harrogate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45112Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Harrogate, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
14 yrs · since 2012
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£25.1m
Growth ▲41.1%
Profit
−£489k
Growth —
Profit margin
−1.9%
Gross 9.6%
Employees
42
Change ▲50%
Profit / employee
−£11.6k
Revenue/employee £597k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£10.9m£17.8m£25.1m
Cost of sales—£9.9m£16.4m£22.7m
Gross profit—£1m£1.3m£2.4m
Operating profit—−£169k−£497k−£298k
Profit before tax—−£300k−£655k−£489k
Profit after tax—−£261k−£655k−£489k
Profit (best available)—−£261k−£655k−£489k
Staff costs—£664k£1.1m£1.8m
Employees (average)5222842
Ratios
Profit margin—−2.4%−3.7%−1.9%
Gross margin—9.3%7.5%9.6%
Revenue per employee—£497k£635k£597k
Profit per employee—−£11.9k−£23.4k−£11.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲62.4%▲41.1%
Headcount growth—▲340%▲27.3%▲50%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.3m£428k£505k£2.2k
Net assets£5.4m£5.2m£4.5m£4m
Fixed assets£4.9m£4.8m£4.7m£6.2m
Current assets£2.8m£4.2m£4.3m£4.7m
Debtors£0£105k£44.4k£13.5k
Deferred income—£153k£278k£408k
Cash from operations—£2.5m——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−1.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£597k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£11.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
24.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.1%
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 £4m
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now £2.2k
Headcount
▲50%
Now 42
Deferred income
▲47%
Now £408k
Fixed assets
▲33%
Now £6.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£489k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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