The Box Cleaning Company Ltd
Registered name: THE BOX CLEANING COMPANY LTD
The Box Cleaning Company Ltd made £41.3k profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The Box Cleaning Company Ltd reported £41.3k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, down 91% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 126 employees. The company is classified under “general cleaning of buildings” and is based in Hertford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hertford, East of England
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £214k | £76.3k | £442k | £41.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £214k | £76.3k | £442k | £41.3k |
| Employees (average) | 185 | 195 | 138 | 126 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | £391 | £3.2k | £328 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼64.3% | ▲480.1% | ▼90.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.4% | ▼29.2% | ▼8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5k | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £759k | £582k | £325k | £266k |
| Fixed assets | £570k | £591k | £553k | £525k |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £328
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £266k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 126
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £525k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Box Cleaning London LtdRev. — · Profit £53.4k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £41.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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