How much does Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited make?

Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited reported revenue of £18.5m and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited have?

Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited reported an average of 67 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited profitable?

Yes — Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00388288 · Incorporated 20 Jun 1944

Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited

Registered name: ADSHEAD RATCLIFFE & COMPANY,LIMITED

Part of Carlisle Companies Incorporated group

Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited made £18.5m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,limited’s revenue fell 7% to £18.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 67 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants” and is based in Derbyshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20301Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants

Status: Active
Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands
Age: 82 yrs · since 1944
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£18.5m

Growth ▼6.6%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▼21.9%

Profit margin

8.9%

Gross 33.2%

Employees

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

£24.6k

Revenue/employee £276k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.5m	£20m	£19.8m	£18.5m
Cost of sales	£13.4m	£13.5m	£12.8m	£12.3m
Gross profit	£5.1m	£6.5m	£6.9m	£6.1m
Operating profit	£272k	£1.5m	£2.2m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£277k	£1.6m	£2.3m	£1.9m
Profit after tax	£218k	£1.2m	£2.1m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£218k	£1.2m	£2.1m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.2m	£3.1m
Employees (average)	81	77	68	67
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	6%	10.7%	8.9%
Gross margin	27.6%	32.5%	35.1%	33.2%
Revenue per employee	£228k	£259k	£291k	£276k
Profit per employee	£2.7k	£15.5k	£31k	£24.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8%	▼1%	▼6.6%
Profit growth	—	▲446%	▲77.4%	▼21.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.9%	▼11.7%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£974	—	—	—
Net assets	£9.3m	£8m	£10.1m	£7.4m
Fixed assets	£971k	£827k	£671k	£605k
Current assets	£10m	£10.3m	£12.2m	£9.3m
Debtors	£2.1m	£1.8m	£2m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£511k	£1m	£738k	£707k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £276k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £24.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.9%; 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: ▼26%; Now £7.4m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 67
Deferred income: ▼4%; Now £707k
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £605k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Carlisle Companies Incorporated (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Carlisle International Holdings Ltd75–100%
Carlisle Global II Limited75–100%
Arbo (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Adshead Ratcliffe & Company,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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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