How much does Active Electronics PLC make?

Active Electronics PLC reported revenue of £12.6m and £439k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Active Electronics PLC profitable?

Yes — Active Electronics PLC reported a profit of £439k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01531348 · Incorporated 1 Dec 1980

Active Electronics PLC

Registered name: ACTIVE ELECTRONICS PLC

Part of Active Electronics (Holdings) Limited group

Active Electronics PLC made £12.6m revenue and £439k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Active Electronics PLC’s revenue fell 7% to £12.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £439k profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46520Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts

Status: Active
Location: High Wycombe, South East
Age: 45 yrs · since 1980
Type: Public 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£12.6m

Growth ▼6.7%

Profit

£439k

Growth ▼24.4%

Profit margin

3.5%

Gross 24%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.9m	£13.6m	£12.6m
Cost of sales	−£13.2m	−£10.1m	−£9.6m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£3.5m	£3m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£800k	£557k
Profit before tax	£1.1m	£826k	£576k
Profit after tax	£798k	£581k	£439k
Profit (best available)	£798k	£581k	£439k
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	4.7%	4.3%	3.5%
Gross margin	21.8%	25.5%	24%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼19.6%	▼6.7%
Profit growth	—	▼27.2%	▼24.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data May 2025	Accounts · bulk data May 2025	Accounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24%; 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.

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 —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Active Electronics (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Active Electronics PLCthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Roe Electronics LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £439k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.