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Company No. 01852837 · Incorporated 4 Oct 1984

Connaught Brown Public Limited Company

Registered name: CONNAUGHT BROWN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Connaught Brown Public Limited Company made £11.2m revenue and £790k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text

Connaught Brown Public Limited Company’s revenue fell 21% to £11.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £790k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47799Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
42 yrs · since 1984
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.2m
Growth ▼20.9%
Profit
£790k
Growth ▼2.6%
Profit margin
7%
Gross 27.1%
Employees
6
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£132k
Revenue/employee £1.9m
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.8m£11.7m£14.2m£11.2m
Cost of sales£8.8m£9.6m£11.3m£8.2m
Gross profit£3m£2.1m£2.9m£3m
Operating profit£1.3m£871k£1m£1m
Profit before tax£1.3m£912k£1.1m£1.1m
Profit after tax£1.1m£684k£811k£790k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£684k£811k£790k
Staff costs£1.2m£833k£1.3m£1.5m
Employees (average)6666
Ratios
Profit margin9.2%5.9%5.7%7%
Gross margin25.3%18.2%20.2%27.1%
Revenue per employee£2m£1.9m£2.4m£1.9m
Profit per employee£180k£114k£135k£132k
Cash conversion−203.6%−77.3%−19.8%−117.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.9%▲21%▼20.9%
Profit growth—▼36.7%▲18.5%▼2.6%
Headcount growth—0%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.2m£5.4m£5.3m£6.1m
Net assets£6.6m£7.1m£7.6m£8.1m
Fixed assets£44.5k£36.3k£29.8k£72.9k
Current assets£8.8m£8.1m£9.5m£9.7m
Debtors£68k£4.3k£72.1k£259k
Deferred income£590k£182k£651k£751k
Cash from operations−£2.7m−£673k−£207k−£1.2m
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
7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.9m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£132k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−117.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.3%
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
▲8%
Now £8.1m
Cash at bank
▲15%
Now £6.1m
Headcount
0%
Now 6
Deferred income
▲15%
Now £751k
Fixed assets
▲144%
Now £72.9k

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 31 Mar 2026 (profit £790k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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