How much does Nortrade Foods Limited make?

Nortrade Foods Limited reported revenue of £37.4m and a loss of £348k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Nortrade Foods Limited have?

Nortrade Foods Limited reported an average of 26 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Nortrade Foods Limited profitable?

No — Nortrade Foods Limited reported a loss of £348k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01727161 · Incorporated 27 May 1983

Nortrade Foods Limited

Registered name: NORTRADE FOODS LIMITED

Part of Auscot Holdings Limited group

Nortrade Foods Limited made £37.4m revenue and a £348k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Nortrade Foods Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £37.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £348k and 26 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs” and is based in Hawkhurst; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Status: Active
Location: Hawkhurst, South East
Age: 43 yrs · since 1983
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: “Auscot Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£37.4m

Growth ▲3.6%

Profit

−£348k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.9%

Gross 8.8%

Employees

Change ▲4%

Profit / employee

−£13.4k

Revenue/employee £1.4m

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£38.3m	£36.1m	£37.4m
Cost of sales	—	£34.7m	£32.7m	£34.1m
Gross profit	—	£3.5m	£3.4m	£3.3m
Operating profit	—	£293k	−£291k	−£237k
Profit before tax	£281k	£48.4k	−£531k	−£463k
Profit after tax	—	£36.8k	−£399k	−£348k
Profit (best available)	£281k	£36.8k	−£399k	−£348k
Staff costs	—	£1.2m	£1.2m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	28	26	25	26
Ratios
Profit margin	—	0.1%	−1.1%	−0.9%
Gross margin	—	9.3%	9.5%	8.8%
Revenue per employee	—	£1.5m	£1.4m	£1.4m
Profit per employee	£10k	£1.4k	−£16k	−£13.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼5.6%	▲3.6%
Profit growth	—	▼86.9%	▼1186%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼7.1%	▼3.9%	▲4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	—	£1.1m	£721k	£442k
Net assets	—	£6.5m	£6.1m	£5.7m
Fixed assets	£266k	£221k	£244k	£206k
Current assets	—	£15.2m	£15m	£13.9m
Debtors	—	£4.4m	£4.2m	£4.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 8.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.4m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£13.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.3%; 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: ▼6%; Now £5.7m
Cash at bank: ▼39%; Now £442k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 26
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £206k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Auscot Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Nortrade Foods Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

Auscot LimitedFigures not disclosed
Nortrade Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
Polarstar Seafoods LimitedFigures not disclosed
S. & a. Hart LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 2025 (profit −£348k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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