Craig Wills Ltd
Registered name: CRAIG WILLS LTD
Craig Wills Ltd made £575k revenue and £63.8k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Craig Wills Ltd’s revenue grew 14% to £575k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £63.8k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Chatham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chatham, South East
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £435k | £679k | £503k | £575k |
| Cost of sales | £376k | £478k | £403k | £478k |
| Gross profit | £58.8k | £201k | £99.3k | £96.9k |
| Operating profit | £46.9k | £187k | £83.2k | £81.7k |
| Profit before tax | £46.9k | £187k | £83.2k | £81.7k |
| Profit after tax | £38k | £147k | £64.9k | £63.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £38k | £147k | £64.9k | £63.8k |
| Staff costs | £10k | £12k | £12k | £12k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.7% | 21.7% | 12.9% | 11.1% |
| Gross margin | 13.5% | 29.5% | 19.8% | 16.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £340k | £251k | £288k |
| Profit per employee | — | £73.6k | £32.4k | £31.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲56.1% | ▼26% | ▲14.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲287.3% | ▼55.9% | ▼1.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £50.2k | £118k | £96.6k | £36.4k |
| Net assets | £19.9k | £133k | £67.2k | £22.2k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £176k | £302k | £171k | £95k |
| Debtors | £126k | £184k | £74.8k | £58.7k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £288k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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
- ▼67%
- Now £22.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼62%
- Now £36.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £63.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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