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Company No. SC369372 · Incorporated 30 Nov 2009

Castleton Fruit Ltd.

Registered name: CASTLETON FRUIT LTD.

Castleton Fruit Ltd. made £17.1m revenue and £674k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Castleton Fruit Ltd.’s revenue grew 12% to £17.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £674k profit and 278 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Fordoun; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Fordoun, Scotland
Age
16 yrs · since 2009
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£17.1m
Growth ▲11.7%
Profit
£674k
Growth ▲65.6%
Profit margin
3.9%
Gross 4.3%
Employees
278
Change ▼7.6%
Profit / employee
£2.4k
Revenue/employee £61.6k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.1m£16.2m£15.3m£17.1m
Cost of sales£17.9m£14.8m£14.4m£16.4m
Gross profit£1.2m£1.4m£936k£741k
Operating profit£739k£816k£544k£1m
Profit before tax£592k£660k£438k£951k
Profit after tax£442k£451k£407k£674k
Profit (best available)£442k£451k£407k£674k
Staff costs£9.6m£8.7m£8.7m£9.6m
Employees (average)387343301278
Ratios
Profit margin2.3%2.8%2.6%3.9%
Gross margin6.4%8.8%6.1%4.3%
Revenue per employee£49.4k£47.2k£50.9k£61.6k
Profit per employee£1.1k£1.3k£1.4k£2.4k
Cash conversion279.5%257.8%183.5%202.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼15.3%▼5.3%▲11.7%
Profit growth—▲2.1%▼9.9%▲65.6%
Headcount growth—▼11.4%▼12.2%▼7.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.7k£794k£93.2k£1.7k
Net assets£6m£6.3m£6.6m£7.2m
Fixed assets£7m£6.4m£5.9m£8.5m
Current assets£3.2m£3.3m£2.8m£2.2m
Debtors£152k£252k£119k£111k
Deferred income£96.8k£80.1k£112k£195k
Cash from operations£2.1m£2.1m£998k£2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
4.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£61.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
202.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
49.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.7%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲10%
Now £7.2m
Cash at bank
▼98%
Now £1.7k
Headcount
▼8%
Now 278
Deferred income
▲74%
Now £195k
Fixed assets
▲44%
Now £8.5m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £674k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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