Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited
Registered name: ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
Part of Bowmer and Kirkland Limited groupAdcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited made £46.1m revenue and £3.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited’s revenue grew 86% to £46.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £3.2m profit. The company is classified under “repair of other equipment” and is based in Belper; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Belper, East Midlands
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £49.9m | £47.7m | £24.7m | £46.1m |
| Cost of sales | £39.6m | £38.2m | −£19m | −£35.4m |
| Gross profit | £10.3m | £9.5m | £5.7m | £10.7m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £3.8m | −£3.1m | £4.3m |
| Profit before tax | £4m | £3.9m | −£3.1m | £4.3m |
| Profit after tax | £3.4m | £2.9m | −£3.6m | £3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.4m | £2.9m | −£3.6m | £3.2m |
| Staff costs | £13.8m | £15.1m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 227 | 243 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.7% | 6.1% | −14.4% | 7% |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 19.9% | 23.2% | 23.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £220k | £196k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £14.8k | £12k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.4% | — | ▲86.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼13.5% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3m | £3.1m | — | — |
| Net assets | £8m | £9.1m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £3m | — | — |
| Current assets | £12.5m | £12.1m | — | — |
| Debtors | £7.4m | £6.6m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bowmer and Kirkland Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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- KB Steel Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
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- Key Building Finishes LimitedFigures not disclosed
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- Key Property Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
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From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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