A. Caulder & Co. Limited
Registered name: A. CAULDER & CO. LIMITED
A. Caulder & Co. Limited made £24.5m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
A. Caulder & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £24.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 481 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores” and is based in Banton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Banton, Scotland
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.2m | £19.9m | £20.8m | £24.5m |
| Cost of sales | £7.8m | £8.3m | £8.8m | £10.1m |
| Gross profit | £10.4m | £11.6m | £12m | £14.4m |
| Operating profit | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.8m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £5.9m | £6.8m | £7.5m | £8.9m |
| Employees (average) | 359 | 397 | 427 | 481 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 6.5% |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 58.3% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £50.6k | £50k | £48.6k | £51k |
| Profit per employee | £3.5k | £3.3k | £3k | £3.3k |
| Cash conversion | −69.4% | −113.2% | −126% | −115.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.3% | ▲4.5% | ▲18.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▼4.8% | ▲26% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.6% | ▲7.6% | ▲12.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4m | £3.1m | £3.5m | £2.9m |
| Net assets | £12.6m | £13.9m | £20.1m | £21.6m |
| Fixed assets | £17m | £17.7m | £27.1m | £28.6m |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £6.1m | £6.4m | £6.1m |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £20.9k | £10.7k | £9.9k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.3m | −£2.3m | −£2.7m | −£2.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £51k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −115.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 116.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £21.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £2.9m
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 481
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £28.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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