How much does Tetrosyl Limited make?

Tetrosyl Limited reported revenue of £90.7m and a loss of £1.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Tetrosyl Limited have?

Tetrosyl Limited reported an average of 463 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Tetrosyl Limited profitable?

No — Tetrosyl Limited reported a loss of £1.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00537855 · Incorporated 8 Sep 1954

Tetrosyl Limited

Registered name: TETROSYL LIMITED

Part of Tetrosyl Group Limited group

Tetrosyl Limited made £90.7m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Tetrosyl Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £90.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.9m and 463 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations” and is based in Rochdale; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20412Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations SIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products

Status: Active
Location: Rochdale, North West
Age: 72 yrs · since 1954
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. From the filing: “The Company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Tetrosyl Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The registered office of Tetrosyl Group Limited is Newgate House, Newgate,”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£90.7m

Growth ▼5.7%

Profit

−£1.9m

Growth ▼258.4%

Profit margin

−2.1%

Gross 29.2%

Employees

463

Change ▲5.7%

Profit / employee

−£4.2k

Revenue/employee £196k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£103m	£98.1m	£96.2m	£90.7m
Cost of sales	£79.9m	£73.3m	£68.8m	£64.2m
Gross profit	£23.2m	£24.8m	£27.4m	£26.5m
Operating profit	£347k	£2.2m	£2.8m	−£523k
Profit before tax	£124k	£2.4m	£2.1m	−£1.8m
Profit after tax	−£815k	£2.5m	£1.2m	−£1.9m
Profit (best available)	−£815k	£2.5m	£1.2m	−£1.9m
Staff costs	£11.7m	£12.4m	£15.7m	£16.5m
Employees (average)	502	467	438	463
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.8%	2.6%	1.3%	−2.1%
Gross margin	22.5%	25.3%	28.5%	29.2%
Revenue per employee	£205k	£210k	£220k	£196k
Profit per employee	−£1.6k	£5.4k	£2.8k	−£4.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼4.8%	▼1.9%	▼5.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼51%	▼258.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼7%	▼6.2%	▲5.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.5m	£298k	£4m	£816k
Net assets	£60.3m	£61.6m	£62.6m	£58.8m
Fixed assets	£30.4m	£28.9m	£28.7m	£27.7m
Current assets	£177m	£104m	£109m	£106m
Debtors	£22m	£24.6m	£22.5m	£21.1m
Deferred income	£2.5m	£322k	£3.3m	£423k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £196k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 30.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 23.3%; 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: ▼6%; Now £58.8m
Cash at bank: ▼80%; Now £816k
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 463
Deferred income: ▼87%; Now £423k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £27.7m

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

Tetrosyl Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Tetrosyl Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (6)

Automotive Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
Chapeltown Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Red Express Direct LimitedFigures not disclosed
Speciality Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tetrosyl International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tetrosyl Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (9)

Tetrosyl Express LimitedRev. £28m · Profit £305k
Aerosol Solutions LimitedRev. — · Profit −£1.5k
Bartoline International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fizzy Fish Properties LimitedRev. — · Profit −£42.9k
James Briggs (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Maccess Group LimitedRev. — · Profit −£123k
QH Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed
QH Parts LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tetrosyl I-Tec LimitedRev. — · Profit −£507k

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 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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