Nilfisk Ltd.
Registered name: NILFISK LTD.
Nilfisk Ltd. made £34.4m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Nilfisk Ltd.’s revenue grew 5% to £34.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £2.4m profit and 123 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other machinery and equipment” and is based in Penrith; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Penrith
- Age
- 100 yrs · since 1926
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.6m | £32.6m | £34.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£25m | −£24.8m | −£26.1m |
| Gross profit | £7.6m | £7.8m | £8.3m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £882k | £954k |
| Profit before tax | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 114 | 115 | 123 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.5% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Gross margin | 23.2% | 23.9% | 24.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £286k | £284k | £279k |
| Profit per employee | £18.4k | £19.5k | £19.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.2% | ▲5.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▲6.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▲7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £279k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £19.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 123
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Floor Cleaning Machines LimitedRev. £9.1m · Profit £1.1m
- Industrial Cleaning Machines LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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