Cercis Limited
Registered name: CERCIS LIMITED
Cercis Limited made £15.3m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2023.
Cercis Limited’s revenue was £15.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with a loss of £1.7m and 82 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Windlesham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Windlesham, South East
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 1 Dec 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £15.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £13.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | — | −£1.5m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1.7m |
| Staff costs | — | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 82 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | −11% |
| Gross margin | — | 12.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £186k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£20.4k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | — | £1m |
| Net assets | £0 | −£1.7m |
| Fixed assets | — | −£546k |
| Current assets | — | £5.2m |
| Debtors | — | £3k |
| Deferred income | — | £682k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £186k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£20.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- −3.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 −£1.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 82
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £682k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now −£546k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2023 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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