How much does K Steels Limited make?

K Steels Limited reported revenue of £10.8m and a loss of £46k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does K Steels Limited have?

K Steels Limited reported an average of 45 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is K Steels Limited profitable?

No — K Steels Limited reported a loss of £46k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 02284684 · Incorporated 5 Aug 1988

K Steels Limited

Registered name: K STEELS LIMITED

Part of K Steels Holdings Limited group

K Steels Limited made £10.8m revenue and a £46k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

K Steels Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £10.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £46k and 45 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Rossendale; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46720Wholesale of metals and metal ores

Status: Active
Location: Rossendale, North West
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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 immediate and ultimate parent company is K Steels Holdings Limited, registered in England and Wales.The”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£10.8m

Growth ▲1.4%

Profit

−£46k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.4%

Gross 24.1%

Employees

Change ▲9.8%

Profit / employee

−£1k

Revenue/employee £241k

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	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.8m	£13m	£10.7m	£10.8m
Cost of sales	£12m	£10.4m	£8.5m	£8.2m
Gross profit	£3.8m	£2.6m	£2.2m	£2.6m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£185k	−£293k	−£118k
Profit before tax	£1.2m	£242k	−£201k	−£60.6k
Profit after tax	£940k	£199k	−£145k	−£46k
Profit (best available)	£940k	£199k	−£145k	−£46k
Staff costs	£1.4m	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.4m
Employees (average)	37	39	41	45
Ratios
Profit margin	6%	1.5%	−1.4%	−0.4%
Gross margin	24%	19.9%	20.8%	24.1%
Revenue per employee	£426k	£334k	£261k	£241k
Profit per employee	£25.4k	£5.1k	−£3.5k	−£1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼17.3%	▼18.1%	▲1.4%
Profit growth	—	▼78.8%	▼173.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲5.4%	▲5.1%	▲9.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.3m	£2.9m	£2.7m	£2.7m
Net assets	£4.1m	£4.2m	£4m	£4m
Fixed assets	£618k	£794k	£923k	£900k
Current assets	£8.4m	£6.7m	£6.4m	£6.3m
Debtors	£2.4m	£1.8m	£1.7m	£1.8m
Deferred income	—	£388k	£269k	£264k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £241k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17%; 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: ▼1%; Now £4m
Cash at bank: ▼1%; Now £2.7m
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 45
Deferred income: ▼2%; Now £264k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £900k

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

K Steels Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
K Steels 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 FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£46k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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