How many employees does Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited have?

Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited reported an average of 29 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited profitable?

Yes — Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited reported a profit of £351k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01969999 · Incorporated 11 Dec 1985

Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited

Registered name: ABLE STAINLESS STEEL FABRICATIONS LIMITED

Part of Able 79 Properties Limited group

Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited made £351k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limited reported £351k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, down 18% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 29 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Swadlincote; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures SIC 25290Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal

Status: Active
Location: Swadlincote, East Midlands
Age: 40 yrs · since 1985
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£351k

Growth ▼17.6%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼3.3%

Profit / employee

£12.1k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	£569k	£426k	£351k
Profit (best available)	—	£569k	£426k	£351k
Employees (average)	30	30	30	29
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	£19k	£14.2k	£12.1k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	▼25%	▼17.6%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	▼3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.7m	£1m	£1.1m
Net assets	£1.5m	£514k	£941k	£1m
Fixed assets	£1.3m	£474k	£432k	£412k
Current assets	£2.2m	£2.6m	£2m	£2.5m
Debtors	£665k	£610k	£951k	£1.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £12.1k; 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: ▲11%; Now £1m
Cash at bank: ▲13%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 29
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £412k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Able 79 Properties Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Able Stainless Steel Fabrications Limitedthis company

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

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 AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £351k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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