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Company No. 09274699 · Incorporated 22 Oct 2014

Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited

Registered name: CROWN HOSTING DATA CENTRES LIMITED

Part of Ark Data Centres Limited group

Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited made £72.9m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £72.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.9m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “management of real estate on a fee or contract basis” and is based in Corsham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Status
Active
Location
Corsham, South West
Age
11 yrs · since 2014
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. From the filing: “Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited is a joint venture between Ark Data Centres Limited and The Minister for the Cabinet Office.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Small teamCash flow filed
Revenue
£72.9m
Growth ▲6.5%
Profit
£1.9m
Growth ▼11.7%
Profit margin
2.6%
Gross 5.1%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£44.8m£57.6m£68.5m£72.9m
Cost of sales£41.5m£54m£64.8m£69.2m
Gross profit£3.3m£3.6m£3.6m£3.7m
Operating profit£2.7m£2.9m£2.8m£2.5m
Profit before tax£2.7m£2.9m£2.9m£2.5m
Profit after tax£2.2m£2.3m£2.2m£1.9m
Profit (best available)£2.2m£2.3m£2.2m£1.9m
Employees (average)—000
Ratios
Profit margin4.8%4.1%3.1%2.6%
Gross margin7.3%6.3%5.3%5.1%
Cash conversion−90%−68.4%−117%−77.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲28.6%▲18.8%▲6.5%
Profit growth—▲8.6%▼8%▼11.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£628k£26k£413k£2.3k
Net assets£1.7m£2.1m£2.2m£2.1m
Current assets£6.4m£6.9m£8.5m£9.7m
Debtors£5.8m£6.9m£7.9m£9.7m
Deferred income£15.2k£17.5k£37k£47.3k
Cash from operations−£2.4m−£2m−£3.3m−£1.9m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
5.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−77.3%
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
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.3%
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
▼5%
Now £2.1m
Cash at bank
▼99%
Now £2.3k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▲28%
Now £47.3k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ark Data Centres Limitedultimate parent50–75%
  2. Crown Hosting Data Centres Limitedthis company

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

Minority corporate shareholders

  • Minister For The Cabinet Office (registered outside the UK register) 25–50%

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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