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Company No. 02570946 · Incorporated 24 Dec 1990

Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd.

Registered name: COMARKET FRUIT (UK) LTD.

Part of Red Brook Holdings Limited group

Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. made £63.3m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd.’s revenue grew 13% to £63.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.5m profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Waltham Cross; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Status
Active
Location
Waltham Cross, East of England
Age
35 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£63.3m
Growth ▲13.5%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth ▲28.8%
Profit margin
2.3%
Gross 5%
Employees
9
Change ▲28.6%
Profit / employee
£163k
Revenue/employee £7m
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£41.9m£50.6m£55.8m£63.3m
Cost of sales£40.4m£48.4m£53.1m£60.2m
Gross profit£1.5m£2.1m£2.7m£3.2m
Operating profit£736k£1.1m£1.5m£2m
Profit before tax£736k£1.1m£1.5m£2m
Profit after tax£598k£822k£1.1m£1.5m
Profit (best available)£598k£822k£1.1m£1.5m
Staff costs£332k£554k£467k£524k
Employees (average)9979
Ratios
Profit margin1.4%1.6%2.1%2.3%
Gross margin3.5%4.2%4.8%5%
Revenue per employee£4.7m£5.6m£8m£7m
Profit per employee£66.4k£91.4k£163k£163k
Cash conversion−117.5%−190.3%−65.5%−17.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.7%▲10.4%▲13.5%
Profit growth—▲37.5%▲38.8%▲28.8%
Headcount growth—0%▼22.2%▲28.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£2.7m£2.6m£1.9m
Net assets£1.5m£1.8m£2.4m£2.5m
Fixed assets£6.3k£6.9k£8k£8.1k
Current assets£6.5m£9.5m£11.4m£12.7m
Debtors£4.3m£5.7m£7.2m£9.6m
Cash from operations−£864k−£2m−£983k−£339k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£7m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£163k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−17.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15.2%
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
▲5%
Now £2.5m
Cash at bank
▼29%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
▲29%
Now 9
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £8.1k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Red Brook Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd.this company

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

Sister companies (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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