Richardson & Starling (Northern) Limited
Registered name: RICHARDSON & STARLING (NORTHERN) LIMITED
Richardson & Starling (Northern) Limited made £10.1m revenue and £60.8k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025. read from filing text
Richardson & Starling (Northern) Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £10.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £60.8k profit and 128 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Carlisle; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Carlisle, North West
- Age
- 57 yrs · since 1968
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.7m | £12.6m | £10.1m |
| Cost of sales | £7.3m | £7.3m | £6m |
| Gross profit | £5.4m | £5.4m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | £979k | £720k | — |
| Profit before tax | £984k | £720k | £78.6k |
| Profit after tax | £935k | £543k | £60.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £935k | £543k | £60.8k |
| Staff costs | £6.4m | £6.6m | £5.4m |
| Employees (average) | 147 | 152 | 128 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 42.5% | 40.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £86.3k | £83.1k | £78.7k |
| Profit per employee | £6.4k | £3.6k | £475 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.4% | ▼20.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼42% | ▼88.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.4% | ▼15.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £663k | £487k | £670k |
| Net assets | £1m | £1m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £79.3k | £68.7k | £64.5k |
| Current assets | £3.5m | £3.7m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £2m | £1.7m | £869k |
| Deferred income | £2.7k | £0 | £2.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £475
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 21.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲6%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲38%
- Now £670k
- Headcount
- ▼16%
- Now 128
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £64.5k
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £60.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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