Vola UK Limited
Registered name: VOLA UK LIMITED
Vola UK Limited made £2.8m revenue and a £59.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Vola UK Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £2.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £59.2k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Bedford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bedford, South East
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1974
- 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) | £3.1m | £2.8m | £3.2m | £2.8m |
| Cost of sales | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.7m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Operating profit | £103k | −£74.6k | £77.3k | −£79.1k |
| Profit before tax | £103k | −£69.6k | £79k | −£75.2k |
| Profit after tax | £80.5k | −£84.3k | £55k | −£59.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £80.5k | −£84.3k | £55k | −£59.2k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | −3% | 1.7% | −2.1% |
| Gross margin | 41.3% | 40.4% | 38.9% | 40.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £312k | £285k | £315k | £284k |
| Profit per employee | £8.1k | −£8.4k | £5.5k | −£5.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.6% | ▲10.7% | ▼10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼204.7% | — | ▼207.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £174k | £109k | £327 | £327 |
| Net assets | £452k | £390k | £445k | £386k |
| Fixed assets | £37.8k | £392k | £421k | £375k |
| Current assets | £735k | £543k | £454k | £361k |
| Debtors | £369k | £251k | £310k | £222k |
| Deferred income | £54.3k | £46.2k | £47.5k | £48k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £284k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £386k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £327
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- ▲1%
- Now £48k
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £375k
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£59.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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