Robert Nicholas Steels (Burnley) Limited
Registered name: ROBERT NICHOLAS STEELS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
Robert Nicholas Steels (Burnley) Limited made £8.1m revenue and a £6.1k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Robert Nicholas Steels (Burnley) Limited’s revenue fell 23% to £8.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £6.1k and 14 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Accrington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Accrington, North West
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £13.6m | £10.5m | £8.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £11.2m | £8.8m | £6.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.3m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £922k | £263k | −£49.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | £925k | £294k | £8.5k |
| Profit after tax | — | £758k | £171k | −£6.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £758k | £171k | −£6.1k |
| Staff costs | — | £993k | £831k | £645k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 5.6% | 1.6% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 17.2% | 15.6% | 15% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £970k | £749k | £579k |
| Profit per employee | — | £54.1k | £12.2k | −£438 |
| Cash conversion | — | −199% | −128% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼22.8% | ▼22.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼77.5% | ▼103.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £582k | £2m | £2.2m | £2m |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £3.5m | £3.7m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £313k | £446k | £393k | £447k |
| Current assets | £5.8m | £5.6m | £5.5m | £5m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £2.5m | £2m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.8m | −£337k | £46.4k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £579k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£438
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.9%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼10%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲14%
- Now £447k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£6.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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