Lancaster Canal Boats & Waterbus Ltd
Registered name: LANCASTER CANAL BOATS & WATERBUS LTD
Lancaster Canal Boats & Waterbus Ltd made £173k revenue and £15.6k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Lancaster Canal Boats & Waterbus Ltd’s revenue fell 26% to £173k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £15.6k profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £236k | £173k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £82.9k | £26.1k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £153k | £147k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£53.9k | £19.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£59.1k | £15.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£59.1k | £15.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£59.1k | £15.6k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −25% | 9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 64.9% | 85% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £19.7k | £17.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£4.9k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼26.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼23.5% | ▼7.7% | ▼16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£16.2k | −£18.2k | −£77.2k | −£61.6k |
| Fixed assets | £34.7k | £29.4k | £25.2k | £22.1k |
| Current assets | £68.1k | £78.7k | £10.5k | £5.2k |
| Debtors | −£675 | £4.5k | £0 | £4.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 85%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £17.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- 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 −£61.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £22.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £15.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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