How much does Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited make?

Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited reported revenue of £12.7m and a loss of £47k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited have?

Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited reported an average of 34 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited profitable?

No — Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited reported a loss of £47k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01928054 · Incorporated 3 Jul 1985

Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited

Registered name: CHARLES COOPER (LEICESTER) LIMITED

Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited made £12.7m revenue and a £47k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Charles Cooper (Leicester) Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £47k and 34 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of wire products, chain and springs” and is based in Market Harborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25930Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs

Status: Active
Location: Market Harborough, East Midlands
Age: 41 yrs · since 1985
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

£12.7m

Growth ▼2.2%

Profit

−£47k

Growth ▼117.4%

Profit margin

−0.4%

Gross 12.4%

Employees

Change ▼8.1%

Profit / employee

−£1.4k

Revenue/employee £372k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£13m	£12.9m	£12.7m
Cost of sales	—	£11.3m	£11.3m	£11.1m
Gross profit	—	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.6m
Operating profit	—	£705k	£424k	£74.8k
Profit before tax	—	£689k	£404k	−£105k
Profit after tax	£230k	£565k	£269k	−£47k
Profit (best available)	£230k	£565k	£269k	−£47k
Staff costs	—	£1.8m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	32	47	37	34
Ratios
Profit margin	—	4.3%	2.1%	−0.4%
Gross margin	—	13.4%	13%	12.4%
Revenue per employee	—	£276k	£350k	£372k
Profit per employee	£7.2k	£12k	£7.3k	−£1.4k
Cash conversion	—	−10.5%	−188.1%	2573%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼0.4%	▼2.2%
Profit growth	—	▲145.3%	▼52.3%	▼117.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲46.9%	▼21.3%	▼8.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£245k	£18.3k	£142k	£75.6k
Net assets	£3.8m	£4.3m	£4.3m	£4.1m
Fixed assets	£248k	£381k	£299k	£4m
Current assets	£5.8m	£7.3m	£7.1m	£7.5m
Debtors	£2.2m	£2m	£2.2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	£13.9k	£7k	£10k	£33.8k
Cash from operations	—	−£73.8k	−£799k	£1.9m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £372k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 2573%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 31.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.9%; 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: ▼5%; Now £4.1m
Cash at bank: ▼47%; Now £75.6k
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 34
Deferred income: ▲238%; Now £33.8k
Fixed assets: ▲1242%; Now £4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£47k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.