How much does Currock Engineering Company Limited make?

Currock Engineering Company Limited reported revenue of £8.2m and a loss of £4.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Currock Engineering Company Limited have?

Currock Engineering Company Limited reported an average of 80 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Currock Engineering Company Limited profitable?

No — Currock Engineering Company Limited reported a loss of £4.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00828340 · Incorporated 23 Nov 1964

Currock Engineering Company Limited

Registered name: CURROCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Mbda UK Limited group

Currock Engineering Company Limited made £8.2m revenue and a £4.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Currock Engineering Company Limited’s revenue was £8.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £4.4m and 80 employees. The company is classified under “machining” and is based in Chelmsford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25620Machining

Status: Active
Location: Chelmsford, East of England
Age: 61 yrs · since 1964
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 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£8.2m

Growth —

Profit

−£4.4m

Growth —

Profit margin

−53.7%

Gross −11.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£54.7k

Revenue/employee £102k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Profit & loss	Profit & loss	Profit & loss
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.6m	£5.8m	£8.2m
Cost of sales	£5.6m	£10.3m	£9.1m
Gross profit	£2m	−£4.5m	−£932k
Operating profit	£366k	−£7.6m	−£3.8m
Profit before tax	£242k	−£7.9m	−£4.4m
Profit after tax	£768k	−£7.3m	−£4.4m
Profit (best available)	£768k	−£7.3m	−£4.4m
Staff costs	£3.3m	£3.8m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	85	81	80
Ratios
Profit margin	10.1%	−126.2%	−53.7%
Gross margin	26.2%	−77.9%	−11.4%
Revenue per employee	£89.3k	£71.3k	£102k
Profit per employee	£9k	−£90k	−£54.7k
Cash conversion	−16.1%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼23.9%	—
Profit growth	—	▼1050%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼4.7%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£82.4k	£6.9k	£502k
Net assets	£8.2m	£881k	−£3.5m
Fixed assets	£5.5m	£4m	£3.6m
Current assets	£11m	£5.4m	£6.7m
Debtors	£2.9m	£1.1m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£227k	£435k	£2.4m
Cash from operations	−£59.1k	£396k	−£4.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −53.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −11.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £102k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£54.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 43.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 29.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 20.7%; 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: —; Now −£3.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now £502k
Headcount: —; Now 80
Deferred income: —; Now £2.4m
Fixed assets: —; Now £3.6m

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

Mbda UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Currock Engineering Company Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Horizon Land LimitedFigures not disclosed
Horizon Technology Park Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 2024 (profit −£4.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026