C.J.L. Construction Limited
Registered name: C.J.L. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
C.J.L. Construction Limited made £64.7m revenue and £3.6m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
C.J.L. Construction Limited’s revenue grew 36% to £64.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.6m profit and 231 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1983
- 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 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £65.9m | £61.3m | £47.5m | £64.7m |
| Cost of sales | £55.8m | £51.8m | £43.4m | £56.7m |
| Gross profit | £10.1m | £9.5m | £4.1m | £8m |
| Operating profit | £6.7m | £6.1m | £512k | £4m |
| Profit before tax | £6.8m | £6.9m | £1.7m | £4.9m |
| Profit after tax | £5.6m | £5.4m | £1.3m | £3.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.6m | £5.4m | £1.3m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 263 | 252 | 231 | 231 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.5% | 8.8% | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | 15.3% | 15.5% | 8.6% | 12.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £251k | £243k | £206k | £280k |
| Profit per employee | £21.2k | £21.5k | £5.6k | £15.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7% | ▼22.5% | ▲36.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼3.1% | ▼76% | ▲180% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▼8.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £28.1m | £32.4m | £26.7m | £27m |
| Net assets | £38m | £41.4m | £40.7m | £42m |
| Fixed assets | £8.2m | £9.1m | £10.6m | £11m |
| Current assets | £40.3m | £40.3m | £38m | £39.9m |
| Debtors | £10.2m | £6.5m | £9.6m | £11.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £280k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.1%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £42m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £27m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 231
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £11m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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