Grob Machine Tools UK Limited
Registered name: GROB MACHINE TOOLS UK LIMITED
Part of Grob Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mbh groupGrob Machine Tools UK Limited made £18.8m revenue and £341k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
Grob Machine Tools UK Limited’s revenue grew 52% to £18.8m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £341k profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Midlands
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- 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 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12.4m | £18.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £9.7m | £16.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.7m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £949k | £487k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £932k | £479k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £648k | £341k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £648k | £341k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.8m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 5.2% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 21.9% | 13.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £412k | £522k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £21.6k | £9.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −89.8% | −142.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲52.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼47.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲40% | ▲7.1% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £651k | £129k | £509k | £706k |
| Net assets | £715k | £718k | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £697k | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £2.5m | £4.2m | £13.6m |
| Debtors | £761k | £745k | £2.1m | £10m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £431k | £5.4m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£852k | −£696k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £522k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −142.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 28.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 53.3%
- 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
- ▲25%
- Now £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲39%
- Now £706k
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- ▲1151%
- Now £5.4m
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Grob Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Grob Machine Tools UK 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 28 Feb 2026 (profit £341k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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