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Company No. 01583316 · Incorporated 1 Sep 1981

Fineline Var Ltd

Registered name: FINELINE VAR LTD

Fineline Var Ltd made £19.9m revenue and £579k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Fineline Var Ltd’s revenue grew 6% to £19.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £579k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Harrogate; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Harrogate, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
45 yrs · since 1981
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£19.9m
Growth ▲6.2%
Profit
£579k
Growth ▼54.1%
Profit margin
2.9%
Gross 22.6%
Employees
37
Change ▲15.6%
Profit / employee
£15.6k
Revenue/employee £539k
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.1m£18.8m£19.9m
Cost of sales−£14.5m−£14.2m−£15.4m
Gross profit£4.7m£4.6m£4.5m
Operating profit£2m£1.8m£913k
Profit before tax£2m£1.9m£927k
Profit after tax£1.4m£1.3m£579k
Profit (best available)£1.4m£1.3m£579k
Employees (average)373237
Ratios
Profit margin7.6%6.7%2.9%
Gross margin24.4%24.4%22.6%
Revenue per employee£517k£587k£539k
Profit per employee£39.2k£39.4k£15.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.8%▲6.2%
Profit growth—▼13%▼54.1%
Headcount growth—▼13.5%▲15.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£539k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£15.6k
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
▲16%
Now 37
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £579k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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