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Company No. 10285579 · Incorporated 19 Jul 2016

Collett & Sons Limited

Registered name: COLLETT & SONS LIMITED

Collett & Sons Limited made £18.9m revenue and £660k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Collett & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 51% to £18.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £660k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Halifax; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52290Other transportation support activities
Status
Active
Location
Halifax, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
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: “The company is controlled by Collett Marine Limited, Collett Heavy Lift Limited, Ace Highways Limited (formerly Collett Logistics Limited), Collett Special Transport Limited and Collett Transport Cons”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£18.9m
Growth ▲50.7%
Profit
£660k
Growth ▲2.1%
Profit margin
3.5%
Gross 10.6%
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 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)£11m£14.3m£12.6m£18.9m
Cost of sales£9.8m£12.7m£11.1m£16.9m
Gross profit£1.3m£1.6m£1.5m£2m
Operating profit£417k£531k£562k£710k
Profit before tax£417k£535k£667k£882k
Profit after tax£430k£484k£646k£660k
Profit (best available)£430k£484k£646k£660k
Employees (average)—000
Ratios
Profit margin3.9%3.4%5.1%3.5%
Gross margin11.4%11.5%11.8%10.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲30.3%▼12.4%▲50.7%
Profit growth—▲12.4%▲33.5%▲2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.9m£2.9m£4.9m£6.7m
Net assets£1.7m£2.2m£2.8m£3.5m
Current assets£10.2m£12.9m£15.9m£21.3m
Debtors£4.9m£7.8m£6.1m£7.4m
Deferred income£267k£628k£968k£1.2m
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
3.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
6.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
39.2%
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
▲24%
Now £3.5m
Cash at bank
▲38%
Now £6.7m
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▲26%
Now £1.2m
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

Minority corporate shareholders

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £660k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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