C&J Clark (No 1) Limited
Registered name: C&J CLARK (NO 1) LIMITED
C&J Clark (No 1) Limited made £872m revenue and £31.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
C&J Clark (No 1) Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £872m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £31.3m profit and 5,797 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Somerset; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Somerset, South West
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £995m | £901m | £872m |
| Cost of sales | −£513m | −£469m | −£443m |
| Gross profit | £481m | £432m | £428m |
| Operating profit | −£20.3m | −£18.1m | £66.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£39.8m | −£39.2m | £44.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£32.1m | −£39.3m | £31.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£32.1m | −£39.3m | £31.3m |
| Employees (average) | 7,413 | 6,161 | 5,797 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.2% | −4.4% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 48.4% | 47.9% | 49.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £134k | £146k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.3k | −£6.4k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼9.4% | ▼3.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼16.9% | ▼5.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 5,797
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- C. & J. Clark (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- C&J Clark Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £31.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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