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Company No. 01663282 · Incorporated 10 Sep 1982

West & Coe Limited

Registered name: WEST & COE LIMITED

West & Coe Limited made £15.6m revenue and £330k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

West & Coe Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £15.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £330k profit and 100 employees. The company is classified under “funeral and related activities” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96030Funeral and related activities
Status
Active
Location
Essex, London
Age
44 yrs · since 1982
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£15.6m
Growth ▲1.8%
Profit
£330k
Growth ▲78.5%
Profit margin
2.1%
Gross 36%
Employees
100
Change ▲1%
Profit / employee
£3.3k
Revenue/employee £156k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£15.1m£15.4m£15.6m
Cost of sales£9.2m£9.7m£10m£10m
Gross profit—£5.4m£5.3m£5.6m
Operating profit—£292k£104k£585k
Profit before tax—£354k£120k£685k
Profit after tax£1.8m−£228k£185k£330k
Profit (best available)£1.8m−£228k£185k£330k
Staff costs£4.7m£5.2m——
Employees (average)12410599100
Ratios
Profit margin—−1.5%1.2%2.1%
Gross margin—35.7%34.6%36%
Revenue per employee—£144k£155k£156k
Profit per employee£14.5k−£2.2k£1.9k£3.3k
Cash conversion—−654.4%——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲1.4%▲1.8%
Profit growth—▼112.7%—▲78.5%
Headcount growth—▼15.3%▼5.7%▲1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£393k£425k£1m£2.2m
Net assets£10.1m£9.6m£9.5m£11.6m
Fixed assets£10.7m£11.1m£10.5m£9.9m
Current assets£2.4m£2.5m£2.7m£3.8m
Debtors£761k£694k£747k£562k
Deferred income£428k£807k£0£203k
Cash from operations—−£1.9m——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£156k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
63.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.6%
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
▲22%
Now £11.6m
Cash at bank
▲116%
Now £2.2m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 100
Deferred income
—
Now £203k
Fixed assets
▼6%
Now £9.9m

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

Subsidiaries (2)

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 2025 (profit £330k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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