How much does Sortera Limited make?

Sortera Limited reported revenue of £61.3m and a loss of £10.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sortera Limited have?

Sortera Limited reported an average of 486 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Sortera Limited profitable?

No — Sortera Limited reported a loss of £10.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02069980 · Incorporated 3 Nov 1986

Sortera Limited

Registered name: SORTERA LIMITED

Part of Reuse Holdings Limited group

Sortera Limited made £61.3m revenue and a £10.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Sortera Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £61.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £10.1m and 486 employees. The company is classified under “treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Edmonton; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38210Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

Status: Active
Location: Edmonton, London
Age: 39 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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent company is Reuse Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Its registered office is C/O Aztec Financial Services (Uk) Limited Forum 4, Solent Busine”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£61.3m

Growth ▲39.7%

Profit

−£10.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−16.4%

Gross 5.4%

Employees

486

Change ▲74.8%

Profit / employee

−£20.7k

Revenue/employee £126k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	28 Feb 2022	28 Feb 2023	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£34.2m	£37.3m	£30.1m	£43.9m	£61.3m
Cost of sales	£27.1m	£30.4m	£25.2m	£35.5m	£58m
Gross profit	£7.1m	£6.9m	£4.9m	£8.3m	£3.3m
Operating profit	£2.1m	£1.8m	£25.9k	−£4.7m	−£12m
Profit before tax	£431k	£1.5m	−£421k	−£5.2m	−£12.7m
Profit after tax	£510k	£1.4m	−£341k	−£5m	−£10.1m
Profit (best available)	£510k	£1.4m	−£341k	−£5m	−£10.1m
Staff costs	£10.4m	£11.8m	£10.7m	£15.7m	£23.5m
Employees (average)	261	254	238	278	486
Ratios
Profit margin	1.5%	3.8%	−1.1%	−11.5%	−16.4%
Gross margin	20.7%	18.4%	16.3%	19%	5.4%
Revenue per employee	£131k	£147k	£127k	£158k	£126k
Profit per employee	£2k	£5.6k	−£1.4k	−£18.2k	−£20.7k
Cash conversion	—	—	−49322%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.1%	—	—	▲39.7%
Profit growth	—	▲178.1%	—	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼2.7%	—	—	▲74.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.4m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£2m	£2.3m
Net assets	£19.9m	£20.8m	£9.7m	£4.7m	−£5.4m
Fixed assets	£12.9m	£11.4m	£11.5m	£20.4m	£42.2m
Current assets	£17.1m	£17.1m	£7.4m	£9.6m	£12.9m
Debtors	£5.4m	£5.2m	£4.8m	£6.2m	£8.7m
Deferred income	£390k	£204k	£233k	£1.2m	£1.8m
Cash from operations	—	—	−£12.8m	−£2.7m	−£4.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −16.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 5.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £126k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£20.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 68.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.2%; 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: ▼214%; Now −£5.4m
Cash at bank: ▲17%; Now £2.3m
Headcount: ▲75%; Now 486
Deferred income: ▲55%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▲107%; Now £42.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Reuse Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Sortera Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Reston Waste Management LimitedRev. £13.6m · Profit −£1.9m
O'Donovan Group 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 −£10.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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