Candid Owl Limited
Registered name: CANDID OWL LIMITED
Candid Owl Limited made £206k revenue and £37.4k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Candid Owl Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £206k in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £37.4k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soft furnishings” and is based in Droitwich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Droitwich, West Midlands
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 2021 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £218k | £206k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £39.3k | £46.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £31.8k | £37.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £31.8k | £37.4k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £10k | £11.3k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 14.6% | 18.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £109k | £103k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £15.9k | £18.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲17.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼33.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £407 | £316 | £2.1k | £506 |
| Fixed assets | £3.2k | £2.6k | £2.1k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £15.3k | £23.2k | £28.6k | £32.2k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £103k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- 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.
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
- ▼76%
- Now £506
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £1.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £37.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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