C&R Construction South West Ltd
Registered name: C&R CONSTRUCTION SOUTH WEST LTD
Part of Craig Furse Construction Limited groupC&R Construction South West Ltd made £20.1m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
C&R Construction South West Ltd’s revenue grew 33% to £20.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £2.3m profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Crediton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Crediton, South West
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.3m | £19.2m | £15.2m | £20.1m |
| Cost of sales | £13.6m | £13.6m | £11.3m | £15.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £5.5m | £3.9m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | £3.4m | £4.2m | £2.4m | £3.3m |
| Profit before tax | £3.4m | £4.2m | £2.4m | £3.3m |
| Profit after tax | £2.7m | £3.6m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.7m | £3.6m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Staff costs | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 40 | 36 | 38 | 41 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 14.9% | 18.6% | 12.7% | 11.7% |
| Gross margin | 25.7% | 28.8% | 25.6% | 23.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £458k | £532k | £399k | £491k |
| Profit per employee | £68.4k | £98.7k | £50.6k | £57.3k |
| Cash conversion | −90.9% | −140% | −83.6% | −104.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▼20.8% | ▲32.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲29.9% | ▼45.9% | ▲22.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼10% | ▲5.6% | ▲7.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £3.6m | £2m | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £5.6m | £5.6m | £5m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Current assets | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.7m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £4.7m | £3.3m | £3.5m | £3.8m |
| Deferred income | £17.6k | £19.8k | £20.9k | £21.9k |
| Cash from operations | −£3.1m | −£5.9m | −£2m | −£3.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £491k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £57.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −104.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.9%
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 41
- Deferred income
- ▲5%
- Now £21.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲16%
- Now £1.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Craig Furse Construction Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- C & R Construction Holdings Limited75–100%
- C&R Construction South West Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- WMS Trading Inc LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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