Contego Environmental Services Ltd
Registered name: CONTEGO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD
Contego Environmental Services Ltd made £8.2m revenue and £730k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Contego Environmental Services Ltd’s revenue grew 24% to £8.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £730k profit and 135 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Newton Aycliffe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newton Aycliffe, North East
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £4.5m | £6.6m | £8.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.2m | £4.7m | £5.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.3m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | £176k | £407k | £718k |
| Profit after tax | — | £167k | £309k | £730k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £167k | £309k | £730k |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 75 | 115 | 135 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 3.8% | 4.6% | 8.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 29.4% | 28.7% | 28.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £59.5k | £57.8k | £60.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.2k | £2.7k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲48.9% | ▲23.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲84.6% | ▲136.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.1% | ▲53.3% | ▲17.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £139k | £199k | £193k | £14.8k |
| Net assets | £450k | £867k | £1.1m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £2m | £3.1m | £4m |
| Debtors | £786k | £908k | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.8k
- 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
- 19.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.7%
- 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
- ▲46%
- Now £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼92%
- Now £14.8k
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 135
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £1.6m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Pestguard Services (Scotland) LimitedRev. £1.1k · Profit −£84.6k
Minority corporate shareholders
- Tm Capital Investments Unlimited Company (registered outside the UK register) 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 Oct 2024 (profit £730k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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