Walstead York Limited
Registered name: WALSTEAD YORK LIMITED
Part of Rutland Partners LLP groupWalstead York Limited made £594k revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Walstead York Limited’s revenue fell 92% to £594k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.9m and 11 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Colchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.6m | £17.7m | £7.3m | £594k |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £14.1m | £6.5m | £594k |
| Gross profit | £315k | £3.6m | £767k | £0 |
| Operating profit | −£1.3m | £228k | £18k | −£2.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.7m | −£197k | −£259k | −£2.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.3m | −£793k | −£154k | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.3m | −£793k | −£154k | −£1.9m |
| Staff costs | £1.2m | £2.1m | £1m | — |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 52 | 31 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −13.1% | −4.5% | −2.1% | −321.9% |
| Gross margin | 3.3% | 20.2% | 10.6% | 0% |
| Revenue per employee | £213k | £340k | £234k | £54k |
| Profit per employee | −£27.8k | −£15.3k | −£5k | −£174k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼58.9% | ▼91.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼40.4% | ▼64.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.1m | £366k | £3k |
| Net assets | −£1.3m | −£2m | −£2.2m | −£4.1m |
| Fixed assets | £5.9m | £1.5m | £1.4m | £746k |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £3m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £587k | £156k | £85k | £60k |
| Deferred income | £1.6m | £314k | £233k | £277k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −321.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £54k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£174k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 125.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 46.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- 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 −£4.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼99%
- Now £3k
- Headcount
- ▼65%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- ▲19%
- Now £277k
- Fixed assets
- ▼47%
- Now £746k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Rutland Partners LLPultimate parent50–75%
- Walstead Holdings Limited75–100%
- Walstead Group Limited75–100%
- Walstead United Kingdom Limited75–100%
- Walstead York Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Walstead Bicester LimitedRev. £44.5m · Profit £13.1m
- Walstead Press Group LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit −£2.3m
- Rhapsody LimitedRev. — · Profit −£547k
- Walstead Newco C LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Walstead UK Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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