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Company No. 00689647 · Incorporated 13 Apr 1961

A.j.n. Steelstock Ltd.

Registered name: A.J.N. STEELSTOCK LTD.

A.j.n. Steelstock Ltd. made £156m revenue and a £916k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

A.j.n. Steelstock Ltd.’s revenue fell 11% to £156m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £916k and 423 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Newmarket; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46720Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Status
Active
Location
Newmarket, East of England
Age
65 yrs · since 1961
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£156m
Growth ▼10.8%
Profit
−£916k
Growth ▼613.8%
Profit margin
−0.6%
Gross 9.3%
Employees
423
Change ▼1.6%
Profit / employee
−£2.2k
Revenue/employee £368k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£242m£228m£175m£156m
Cost of sales£208m£206m£160m£141m
Gross profit£33.8m£21.8m£14.4m£14.5m
Operating profit£19.7m£7m£249k£606k
Profit before tax£19.6m£7m£237k−£677k
Profit after tax£15.9m£5.2m£178k−£916k
Profit (best available)£15.9m£5.2m£178k−£916k
Staff costs£38.1m£26.2m£24.7m£22.8m
Employees (average)404428430423
Ratios
Profit margin6.6%2.3%0.1%−0.6%
Gross margin14%9.6%8.3%9.3%
Revenue per employee£598k£532k£406k£368k
Profit per employee£39.4k£12.1k£415−£2.2k
Cash conversion55.1%95.1%−2171%933%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.8%▼23.3%▼10.8%
Profit growth—▼67.4%▼96.6%▼613.8%
Headcount growth—▲5.9%▲0.5%▼1.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£13.1m£11m£2.6m£2.9m
Net assets£43m£42.8m£42.9m£41.2m
Fixed assets£16.6m£16.8m£18.6m£16.5m
Current assets£97.2m£76m£56.7m£59.7m
Debtors£54.1m£40.2m£32.3m£28.7m
Deferred income£16m£8.8m£1.2m£3.5m
Cash from operations£10.8m£6.6m−£5.4m£5.7m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£368k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£2.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
933%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.4%
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
▼4%
Now £41.2m
Cash at bank
▲12%
Now £2.9m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 423
Deferred income
▲184%
Now £3.5m
Fixed assets
▼11%
Now £16.5m

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£916k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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