How much does Ebac Limited make?

Ebac Limited reported revenue of £15.9m and a loss of £4.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Ebac Limited have?

Ebac Limited reported an average of 157 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Ebac Limited profitable?

No — Ebac Limited reported a loss of £4.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 01089991 · Incorporated 5 Jan 1973

Ebac Limited

Registered name: EBAC LIMITED

Part of Ebac Holdings Limited group

Ebac Limited made £15.9m revenue and a £4.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Ebac Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £4.9m and 157 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in County Durham; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: County Durham, North East
Age: 53 yrs · since 1973
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”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.9m

Growth ▼10.3%

Profit

−£4.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

−30.7%

Gross 17.5%

Employees

157

Change ▼16.5%

Profit / employee

−£31.2k

Revenue/employee £101k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2020	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.8m	£20.1m	£21.8m	£17.8m	£15.9m
Cost of sales	£12.7m	£15.4m	£16.8m	£13.2m	£13.1m
Gross profit	£4.1m	£4.7m	£5m	£4.5m	£2.8m
Operating profit	−£2.4m	−£3.1m	−£2.7m	−£1.5m	−£4.1m
Profit before tax	−£2.6m	−£3.4m	−£3.2m	−£2.3m	−£5m
Profit after tax	−£2.2m	−£3.2m	−£3.2m	−£2.5m	−£4.9m
Profit (best available)	−£2.2m	−£3.2m	−£3.2m	−£2.5m	−£4.9m
Staff costs	£5.6m	£6.3m	£6.5m	£5.3m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	234	236	254	188	157
Ratios
Profit margin	−13.1%	−16.1%	−14.7%	−14.1%	−30.7%
Gross margin	24.5%	23.5%	22.9%	25.5%	17.5%
Revenue per employee	£71.8k	£85.3k	£85.7k	£94.4k	£101k
Profit per employee	−£9.4k	−£13.8k	−£12.6k	−£13.3k	−£31.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲19.9%	▲8.1%	▼18.4%	▼10.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.9%	▲7.6%	▼26%	▼16.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£165k	£12.1k	£669k	£197k	£539k
Net assets	£7.5m	£4.3m	£1.1m	−£1.4m	−£6.3m
Fixed assets	£6.8m	£5.9m	£4.9m	£3.7m	£1.4m
Current assets	£16.9m	£18.1m	£17.7m	£18.6m	£16.5m
Debtors	£10.8m	£4m	£3.8m	£3.5m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£451k	£403k	£513k	£56k	£41k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −30.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £101k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£31.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.7%; 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: —; Now −£6.3m
Cash at bank: ▲174%; Now £539k
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 157
Deferred income: ▼27%; Now £41k
Fixed assets: ▼62%; Now £1.4m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ebac Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ebac Group Limited75–100%
Ebac Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Ebac Industrial Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ebac Management Services LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2024 (profit −£4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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