How much does Chester Wool Company Ltd make?

Chester Wool Company Ltd reported revenue of £13.6m and £4.2m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Chester Wool Company Ltd have?

Chester Wool Company Ltd reported an average of 9 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Chester Wool Company Ltd profitable?

Yes — Chester Wool Company Ltd reported a profit of £4.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 08659668 · Incorporated 21 Aug 2013

Chester Wool Company Ltd

Registered name: CHESTER WOOL COMPANY LTD

Part of Chester Wool Holdings Ltd group

Chester Wool Company Ltd made £13.6m revenue and £4.2m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Chester Wool Company Ltd’s revenue fell 17% to £13.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £4.2m profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other intermediate products” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products

Status: Active
Location: Chester, North West
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£13.6m

Growth ▼17.4%

Profit

£4.2m

Growth ▼4.7%

Profit margin

31%

Gross 23.7%

Employees

Change ▲12.5%

Profit / employee

£470k

Revenue/employee £1.5m

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£15.5m	£17.1m	£16.5m	£13.6m
Cost of sales	£11.4m	£13.7m	£13.1m	£10.4m
Gross profit	£4.1m	£3.4m	£3.4m	£3.2m
Operating profit	£6.3m	£6.1m	£5.3m	£5.2m
Profit before tax	£6.4m	£6.4m	£5.9m	£5.6m
Profit after tax	£5.2m	£5m	£4.4m	£4.2m
Profit (best available)	£5.2m	£5m	£4.4m	£4.2m
Staff costs	£557k	£624k	£724k	£775k
Employees (average)	6	7	8	9
Ratios
Profit margin	33.2%	29.2%	26.9%	31%
Gross margin	26.5%	19.9%	20.6%	23.7%
Revenue per employee	£2.6m	£2.4m	£2.1m	£1.5m
Profit per employee	£859k	£713k	£555k	£470k
Cash conversion	−93.7%	−55.4%	−88.6%	−110.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲10.1%	▼3.7%	▼17.4%
Profit growth	—	▼3.2%	▼11.1%	▼4.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲16.7%	▲14.3%	▲12.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£13.7m	£13m	£12.7m	£13.4m
Net assets	£16.7m	£18.7m	£20.1m	£20.4m
Fixed assets	£528k	£634k	£603k	£640k
Current assets	£20.5m	£21.4m	£21.6m	£21.9m
Debtors	£1.3m	£497k	£223k	£21.8k
Deferred income	£105k	£39.1k	£28.6k	£30.6k
Cash from operations	−£5.9m	−£3.4m	−£4.7m	−£5.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 31%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.5m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £470k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −110.9%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲1%; Now £20.4m
Cash at bank: ▲5%; Now £13.4m
Headcount: ▲13%; Now 9
Deferred income: ▲7%; Now £30.6k
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £640k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Chester Wool Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Chester Wool Company Ltdthis 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £4.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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