Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Limited
Registered name: CALIBRATION & CONSULTANCY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Limited made £13.1m revenue and £597k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text
Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £597k profit and 86 employees. The company is classified under “technical testing and analysis” and is based in Leigh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leigh, North West
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2007
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.6m | £11.3m | £13.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.7m | £5.6m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.9m | £5.7m | £6m |
| Operating profit | — | £586k | £792k | £805k |
| Profit before tax | — | £573k | £765k | £779k |
| Profit after tax | — | £491k | £582k | £597k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £491k | £582k | £597k |
| Staff costs | — | £2.8m | £3.3m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 72 | 85 | 86 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 4.7% | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 46.3% | 50.4% | 45.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £147k | £133k | £152k |
| Profit per employee | — | £6.8k | £6.8k | £6.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −164.2% | −64.7% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲7.2% | ▲15.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲18.5% | ▲2.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲18.1% | ▲1.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| Fixed assets | £316k | £705k | £802k | £731k |
| Current assets | £4.1m | £4.1m | £4.4m | £4.3m |
| Debtors | £1.6m | £1.6m | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £18.4k | £96.3k | £91.6k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£963k | −£512k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £152k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.9%
- 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
- ▼9%
- Now £2.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 86
- Deferred income
- ▼5%
- Now £91.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £731k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Calibration and Consultancy Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Kiva Automotive Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £597k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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