Graphicshow Cable Accessories (Gca) Limited
Registered name: GRAPHICSHOW CABLE ACCESSORIES (GCA) LIMITED
Graphicshow Cable Accessories (Gca) Limited made £26.3m revenue and £7.3m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Graphicshow Cable Accessories (Gca) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £26.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £7.3m profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other rubber products” and is based in Saffron Walden; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Saffron Walden, East of England
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.8m | £27.7m | £29.1m | £26.3m |
| Cost of sales | £16.2m | £16.2m | £17.4m | £14.8m |
| Gross profit | £7.6m | £11.4m | £11.7m | £11.5m |
| Operating profit | £5.2m | £8.8m | £9.2m | £8.8m |
| Profit before tax | £5.2m | £8.8m | £9.5m | £9.6m |
| Profit after tax | £4.3m | £6.9m | £7.2m | £7.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.3m | £6.9m | £7.2m | £7.3m |
| Staff costs | £823k | £945k | £960k | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 18.2% | 25.1% | 24.9% | 27.9% |
| Gross margin | 32% | 41.3% | 40.3% | 43.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £722k | £864k | £832k | £796k |
| Profit per employee | £132k | £217k | £207k | £222k |
| Cash conversion | 73.1% | 82.4% | 56% | 62.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16% | ▲5.3% | ▼9.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲59.6% | ▲4.5% | ▲1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3% | ▲9.4% | ▼5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £10.3m | £14.9m | £3.8m | £6m |
| Net assets | £15.7m | £20.2m | £24.4m | £27.8m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1m | £4.1m | £4.6m | £8.2m |
| Current assets | £15.7m | £21.6m | £24m | £21.8m |
| Debtors | £4m | £5.2m | £4.7m | £4.7m |
| Deferred income | £119k | £109k | £134k | £87.6k |
| Cash from operations | £3.8m | £7.2m | £5.2m | £5.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 27.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £796k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £222k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 62.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 31.2%
- 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
- 17.9%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £27.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲57%
- Now £6m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- ▼35%
- Now £87.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▲78%
- Now £8.2m
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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £7.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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