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Company No. SC553729 · Incorporated 5 Jan 2017

CP (Electric) Limited

Registered name: CP (ELECTRIC) LIMITED

Part of Squared Midco Limited group

CP (Electric) Limited made £50.5m revenue and £12.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

CP (Electric) Limited’s revenue grew 42% to £50.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £12.9m profit and 17 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Kilmarnock; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
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. From the filing: “CP (Electric) Management Services LTD”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£50.5m
Growth ▲42%
Profit
£12.9m
Growth ▲70.1%
Profit margin
25.5%
Gross 36.1%
Employees
17
Change ▲13.3%
Profit / employee
£758k
Revenue/employee £3m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£35.5m£50.5m
Cost of sales£25.2m£32.3m
Gross profit£10.4m£18.2m
Operating profit£9.4m£16.5m
Profit before tax£9.4m£16.5m
Profit after tax£7.6m£12.9m
Profit (best available)£7.6m£12.9m
Staff costs£438k£779k
Employees (average)1517
Ratios
Profit margin21.3%25.5%
Gross margin29.2%36.1%
Revenue per employee£2.4m£3m
Profit per employee£505k£758k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲42%
Profit growth—▲70.1%
Headcount growth—▲13.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£873k£11.4m
Net assets£14.3m£22.2m
Fixed assets£70.8k£46.8k
Current assets£18.7m£31.3m
Debtors£10.7m£12.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
25.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£3m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£758k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
24.1%
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
▲55%
Now £22.2m
Cash at bank
▲1205%
Now £11.4m
Headcount
▲13%
Now 17
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼34%
Now £46.8k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Squared Midco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Squared Bidco Limited75–100%
  3. CP (Electric) Management Services Ltd75–100%
  4. CP (Electric) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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 2023 (profit £12.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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