How much does Routeco Limited make?

Routeco Limited reported revenue of £109m and £10m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Routeco Limited have?

Routeco Limited reported an average of 223 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Routeco Limited profitable?

Yes — Routeco Limited reported a profit of £10m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 01268846 · Incorporated 15 Jul 1976

Routeco Limited

Registered name: ROUTECO LIMITED

Part of Sonepar International Sas group

Routeco Limited made £109m revenue and £10m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Routeco Limited’s revenue fell 31% to £109m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £10m profit and 223 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other machinery and equipment” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Milton Keynes, South East
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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 immediate parent company is Sonepar UK Limited and the ultimate parent company and controlling party is Sonepar SAS, a company incorporated in France. Sonepar SAS is the parent undertaking of the ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£109m

Growth ▼31.2%

Profit

£10m

Growth ▼34.4%

Profit margin

9.2%

Gross 25.1%

Employees

223

Change ▼6.7%

Profit / employee

£44.7k

Revenue/employee £487k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£158m	£109m
Cost of sales	£120m	£81.4m
Gross profit	£37.7m	£27.2m
Operating profit	£19.2m	£10.1m
Profit before tax	£19.8m	£12.9m
Profit after tax	£15.2m	£10m
Profit (best available)	£15.2m	£10m
Staff costs	£12.4m	£12.5m
Employees (average)	239	223
Ratios
Profit margin	9.6%	9.2%
Gross margin	23.9%	25.1%
Revenue per employee	£660k	£487k
Profit per employee	£63.6k	£44.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼31.2%
Profit growth	—	▼34.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£35k	£3k
Net assets	£38.3m	£36.3m
Fixed assets	£2.3m	£2.3m
Current assets	£52.8m	£48.4m
Debtors	£21.9m	£16.5m
Deferred income	£2.3m	£2.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £487k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £44.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.2%; 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: ▼5%; Now £36.3m
Cash at bank: ▼91%; Now £3k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 223
Deferred income: ▲2%; Now £2.3m
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £2.3m

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

Sonepar International Sas (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Sonepar UK Limited75–100%
Routeco Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Mayflex Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Routeco Group Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £12.3m

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 £10m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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