Candleford Investments Ltd
Registered name: CANDLEFORD INVESTMENTS LTD
Candleford Investments Ltd made £29.4m revenue and £575k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Candleford Investments Ltd’s revenue grew 20% to £29.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £575k profit and 147 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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.
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) | £13m | £22.1m | £24.4m | £29.4m |
| Cost of sales | £10.5m | £16.6m | £17.7m | £23m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £5.5m | £6.7m | £6.5m |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | −£261k | −£26.9k | −£149k |
| Profit before tax | −£695k | −£367k | −£363k | −£400k |
| Profit after tax | −£664k | £978k | £680k | £575k |
| Profit (best available) | −£664k | £978k | £680k | £575k |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £4.9m | £6.5m | £7.2m |
| Employees (average) | 87 | 111 | 154 | 147 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.1% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 24.8% | 27.6% | 22% |
| Revenue per employee | £150k | £199k | £159k | £200k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.6k | £8.8k | £4.4k | £3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲10.6% | ▲20.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼30.6% | ▼15.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲38.7% | ▼4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £895k | £3.3m | £951k | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £1k | £1k | £1k | £1k |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £5.5m | £5.1m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £8m | £9.8m | £8.4m | £10.6m |
| Debtors | — | — | £3.4m | £3.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£4.8m | £3.6m | −£1.3m | −£27.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £200k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.1%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲24%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 147
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £4.7m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- TGS Holdings (UK) LtdRev. £0 · Profit £551k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £575k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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