How much does Cala Group (Holdings) Limited make?

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited reported revenue of £1.1bn and a loss of £7.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cala Group (Holdings) Limited have?

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited reported an average of 1,463 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Cala Group (Holdings) Limited profitable?

No — Cala Group (Holdings) Limited reported a loss of £7.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08428265 · Incorporated 4 Mar 2013

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited

Registered name: CALA GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Part of Ferguson Bidco Limited group

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited made £1.1bn revenue and a £7.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £1.1bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £7.3m and 1,463 employees. The company is classified under “construction of domestic buildings” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41202Construction of domestic buildings

Status: Active
Location: Staines-Upon-Thames, London
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£1.1bn

Growth ▼8.7%

Profit

−£7.3m

Growth ▼211%

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 9.9%

Employees

1,463

Change ▼0.4%

Profit / employee

−£5k

Revenue/employee £771k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.3bn	£1.2bn	£1.1bn
Cost of sales	−£1.1bn	−£1.1bn	−£1bn
Gross profit	£201m	£170m	£112m
Operating profit	£115m	£56.4m	£22.5m
Profit before tax	£90.7m	£19.9m	−£16.3m
Profit after tax	£65.3m	£6.6m	−£7.3m
Profit (best available)	£65.3m	£6.6m	−£7.3m
Employees (average)	1,475	1,469	1,463
Ratios
Profit margin	5.2%	0.5%	−0.7%
Gross margin	16.1%	13.8%	9.9%
Revenue per employee	£849k	£841k	£771k
Profit per employee	£44.3k	£4.5k	−£5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.3%	▼8.7%
Profit growth	—	▼89.9%	▼211%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.4%	▼0.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data May 2025	Accounts · bulk data May 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £771k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5k; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼0%; Now 1,463
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ferguson Bidco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cala Group (Holdings) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Cala 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cala Homes Communities LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£7.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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