R.K. Aggarwal Limited
Registered name: R.K. AGGARWAL LIMITED
Part of Rka Cardiff Holdings Limited groupR.K. Aggarwal Limited made £17.7m revenue and a £47.9k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
R.K. Aggarwal Limited’s revenue fell 35% to £17.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £47.9k and 64 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24m | £32m | £27.3m | £17.7m |
| Cost of sales | £21m | £27.6m | £23.4m | £14.9m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £4.4m | £3.8m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | −£399k | £319k | £75.5k | −£128k |
| Profit before tax | −£391k | £327k | £192k | −£72.6k |
| Profit after tax | −£318k | £252k | £126k | −£47.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£318k | £252k | £126k | −£47.9k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £3.2m | £2.9m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 93 | 96 | 84 | 64 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 12.5% | 13.7% | 14% | 15.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £258k | £333k | £325k | £276k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.4k | £2.6k | £1.5k | −£748 |
| Cash conversion | — | 734% | −230.1% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲33.6% | ▼14.8% | ▼35.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼49.9% | ▼138% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▼12.5% | ▼23.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.2m | £398k |
| Net assets | £4.3m | £4.5m | £4.6m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £203k | £161k | £137k | £116k |
| Current assets | £12.8m | £11.9m | £7.5m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £590k | £904k | £2.6m |
| Cash from operations | £1.8m | £2.3m | −£174k | −£563k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £276k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£748
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.6%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼66%
- Now £398k
- Headcount
- ▼24%
- Now 64
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £116k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Rka Cardiff Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- R.K. Aggarwal 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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£47.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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