E J Orr Limited
Registered name: E J ORR LIMITED
E J Orr Limited made £17.8m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
E J Orr Limited’s revenue was £17.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of textiles” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1983
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £26.4m | £21.5m | — | £17.8m |
| Cost of sales | £17.4m | £14.7m | — | −£11.9m |
| Gross profit | £9m | £6.9m | — | £5.9m |
| Operating profit | £5.7m | £3.6m | — | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £5.6m | £3.4m | — | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £4.5m | £2.6m | £3.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.5m | £2.6m | £3.6m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.2m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 44 | 44 | 40 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 17.1% | 12.1% | — | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 31.9% | — | 32.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £601k | £489k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £103k | £59.3k | £89.6k | — |
| Cash conversion | −46.2% | −11% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.7% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼42.2% | ▲37.5% | ▼47.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼9.1% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £367k | £2.7m | — |
| Net assets | £16.5m | £19.1m | £21.9m | — |
| Fixed assets | £125k | £81.8k | £62.3k | — |
| Current assets | £22.2m | £24.1m | £27.7m | — |
| Debtors | £3.8m | £4.5m | £4.9m | — |
| Cash from operations | −£2.6m | −£397k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.9%
- 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
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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 —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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