Candle Wise Limited
Registered name: CANDLE WISE LIMITED
Candle Wise Limited made £53.1k revenue and £6.7k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Candle Wise Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £53.1k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £6.7k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Cranbrook; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cranbrook, South East
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £49.1k | £56.1k | £53.1k |
| Profit after tax | £7.9k | £14.4k | £6.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £7.9k | £14.4k | £6.7k |
| Staff costs | £9.1k | £9.4k | £15.8k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16% | 25.6% | 12.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £49.1k | £56.1k | £26.6k |
| Profit per employee | £7.9k | £14.4k | £3.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲83% | ▼53.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £7k | £19.2k | £16.8k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £6.3k | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £13.3k | £17.7k | £15.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £16.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲18%
- Now £7.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £6.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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