How much does William Cook Cast Products Limited make?

William Cook Cast Products Limited reported revenue of £26.6m and a loss of £1.7m in the year to 28 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does William Cook Cast Products Limited have?

William Cook Cast Products Limited reported an average of 177 employees in the year to 28 Jun 2025.

Is William Cook Cast Products Limited profitable?

No — William Cook Cast Products Limited reported a loss of £1.7m in the year to 28 Jun 2025.

Company No. 02727560 · Incorporated 30 Jun 1992

William Cook Cast Products Limited

Registered name: WILLIAM COOK CAST PRODUCTS LIMITED

Part of Froggatt Trustee Limited group

William Cook Cast Products Limited made £26.6m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 28 Jun 2025.

William Cook Cast Products Limited’s revenue fell 25% to £26.6m in the year to 28 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.7m and 177 employees. The company is classified under “casting of steel”; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 24520Casting of steel

Status: Active
Location: Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “As at the 28 June 2025, the immediate and ultimate parent company is William Cook Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. William Cook Holdings Limited is the largest and smalle”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Jun 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£26.6m

Growth ▼25.1%

Profit

−£1.7m

Growth ▼198.3%

Profit margin

−6.2%

Gross 0.9%

Employees

177

Change ▼1.1%

Profit / employee

−£9.4k

Revenue/employee £151k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	29 Jun 2024	28 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£35.6m	£26.6m
Cost of sales	£31.6m	£26.4m
Gross profit	£4m	£248k
Operating profit	£2m	−£2.2m
Profit before tax	£2m	−£2.2m
Profit after tax	£1.7m	−£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	−£1.7m
Staff costs	£7m	£7.4m
Employees (average)	179	177
Ratios
Profit margin	4.7%	−6.2%
Gross margin	11.2%	0.9%
Revenue per employee	£199k	£151k
Profit per employee	£9.4k	−£9.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼25.1%
Profit growth	—	▼198.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£65	£65
Net assets	£6.2m	£4.6m
Fixed assets	£5.2m	£7.7m
Current assets	£12.7m	£14.6m
Debtors	£5.6m	£5.3m
Deferred income	£1m	£981k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 0.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £151k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 28.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.8%; 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: ▼27%; Now £4.6m
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £65
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 177
Deferred income: ▼2%; Now £981k
Fixed assets: ▲48%; Now £7.7m

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

Ownership chain

Froggatt Trustee Limitedultimate parent50–75%
William Cook Holdings Limited75–100%
William Cook Cast Products Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (6)

A D a Machining Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Chesterfield Metal Technologies LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cook Precision Ceramic Castings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Simpson Patterns LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Defence LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Leeds LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (9)

William Cook Rail LimitedRev. £13.9m · Profit £390k
Weardale Investments LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
William Cook Aviation LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Estates LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Leaseholds LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Machining LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
William Cook Publishing LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Jun 2025 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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