How much does Ancorite Surface Protection Limited make?

Ancorite Surface Protection Limited reported revenue of £12.9m and £819k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Ancorite Surface Protection Limited have?

Ancorite Surface Protection Limited reported an average of 50 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Ancorite Surface Protection Limited profitable?

Yes — Ancorite Surface Protection Limited reported a profit of £819k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02393313 · Incorporated 8 Jun 1989

Ancorite Surface Protection Limited

Registered name: ANCORITE SURFACE PROTECTION LIMITED

Part of Steuler Kch International Gmbh group

Ancorite Surface Protection Limited made £12.9m revenue and £819k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Ancorite Surface Protection Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £12.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £819k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “floor and wall covering” and is based in Sandbach; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43330Floor and wall covering

Status: Active
Location: Sandbach, North West
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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 parent company is Ancorite Holdings Ltd which owns 100% of the ordinary share capital. Ancorite Holdings Limited is incorporated in England, and has its registered office at Millbuck Way, Ettiley ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£12.9m

Growth ▼7.4%

Profit

£819k

Growth ▼25.7%

Profit margin

6.3%

Gross 30.4%

Employees

Change ▼20.6%

Profit / employee

£16.4k

Revenue/employee £258k

Profitable streak

5yrs

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	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 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)	£15.9m	£17.9m	£9.9m	£13.9m	£12.9m
Cost of sales	£11.2m	£12.8m	£6.4m	£9.5m	£9m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£5.1m	£3.5m	£4.4m	£3.9m
Operating profit	£2.1m	£2.5m	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£2.1m	£2.5m	£1.7m	£1.5m	£1.1m
Profit after tax	£1.8m	£2m	£1.2m	£1.1m	£819k
Profit (best available)	£1.8m	£2m	£1.2m	£1.1m	£819k
Staff costs	£3.7m	£3.7m	£3.2m	£4.5m	£4m
Employees (average)	66	62	71	63	50
Ratios
Profit margin	11.3%	11.1%	12.4%	7.9%	6.3%
Gross margin	29.3%	28.6%	35.2%	31.7%	30.4%
Revenue per employee	£241k	£288k	£139k	£221k	£258k
Profit per employee	£27.3k	£32.1k	£17.2k	£17.5k	£16.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.4%	—	—	▼7.4%
Profit growth	—	▲10.3%	—	—	▼25.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.1%	—	—	▼20.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£1.5m	£908k	£976k	£932k
Net assets	£1.5m	£2.3m	£2.1m	£2.1m	£1.9m
Current assets	£5.4m	£5.7m	£4.8m	£5.1m	£4m
Debtors	£3.6m	£3.2m	£3.2m	£3.8m	£2.9m
Deferred income	£765k	£587k	£439k	£138k	£282k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 6.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 30.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £258k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £16.4k; 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: 2.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.1%; 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: ▼9%; Now £1.9m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £932k
Headcount: ▼21%; Now 50
Deferred income: ▲104%; Now £282k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Steuler Kch International Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Ancorite Holdings Ltd75–100%
Ancorite Surface Protection Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Ancorite 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 £819k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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