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Company No. 00539713 · Incorporated 26 Oct 1954

Clarkes of Walsham Limited

Registered name: CLARKES OF WALSHAM LIMITED

Clarkes of Walsham Limited made £13.8m revenue and £29.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Clarkes of Walsham Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £13.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £29.4k profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Bury ST. Edmunds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46730Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Status
Active
Location
Bury ST. Edmunds, East of England
Age
72 yrs · since 1954
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.8m
Growth ▲6.5%
Profit
£29.4k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 33.8%
Employees
79
Change ▼3.7%
Profit / employee
£373
Revenue/employee £175k
Profitable streak
1yr
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&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.3m£12.5m£13m£13.8m
Cost of sales£7.9m£8.3m£8.7m£9.1m
Gross profit£4.5m£4.1m£4.3m£4.7m
Operating profit£440k−£333k−£76.7k£11.7k
Profit before tax£440k−£314k−£47.7k£60.6k
Profit after tax£341k−£243k−£47.7k£29.4k
Profit (best available)£341k−£243k−£47.7k£29.4k
Staff costs£2.6m£2.8m£2.8m—
Employees (average)77858279
Ratios
Profit margin2.8%−1.9%−0.4%0.2%
Gross margin36.2%33.2%33.3%33.8%
Revenue per employee£160k£147k£158k£175k
Profit per employee£4.4k−£2.9k−£582£373
Cash conversion−3.1%——344.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.1%▲4.1%▲6.5%
Profit growth—▼171.3%——
Headcount growth—▲10.4%▼3.5%▼3.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£1.4m£1.4m£1.1m
Net assets£6.6m£6.3m£6.2m£6.3m
Fixed assets£2.1m£1.5m£1.5m£1.6m
Current assets£5.8m£6.1m£5.9m£5.8m
Debtors£803k£768k£701k£741k
Cash from operations−£13.8k£114k£212k£40.3k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
33.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£175k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£373
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
344.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.4%
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
▲0%
Now £6.3m
Cash at bank
▼23%
Now £1.1m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 79
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲5%
Now £1.6m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £29.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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