Cambridge Commodities Limited
Registered name: CAMBRIDGE COMMODITIES LIMITED
Part of Cambridge Commodities Holdings Limited groupCambridge Commodities Limited made £55.1m revenue and £617k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Cambridge Commodities Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £55.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £617k profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of chemical products” and is based in Ely; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ely, East of England
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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: “The immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Cambridge Commodities Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £51m | £51.4m | £49.8m | £55.1m |
| Cost of sales | £43.2m | £40.6m | −£39.7m | −£43.4m |
| Gross profit | £7.8m | £10.8m | £10.2m | £11.6m |
| Operating profit | −£365k | £2.7m | £690k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£539k | £2.2m | £231k | £636k |
| Profit after tax | −£539k | £2.4m | £231k | £617k |
| Profit (best available) | −£539k | £2.4m | £231k | £617k |
| Staff costs | £5.6m | £5.7m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 157 | 146 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | 15.3% | 21% | 20.4% | 21.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £325k | £352k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£3.4k | £16.2k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▼3.1% | ▲10.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼90.2% | ▲166.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.9m | — | — |
| Net assets | £9.8m | £11.8m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.2m | — | — |
| Current assets | £23m | £21.4m | — | — |
| Debtors | £8.9m | £8.1m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £1.6m | £445k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cambridge Commodities Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Cambridge Commodities Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £617k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026