Sakata UK Limited
Registered name: SAKATA UK LIMITED
Sakata UK Limited made £10.9m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Sakata UK Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £10.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £2.2m profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds” and is based in Boston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Boston, East of England
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.9m | £7.8m | £9.4m | £10.9m |
| Cost of sales | £4.6m | £4.4m | £5.4m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.3m | £3.3m | £4m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | £3.1m | £2.4m | £2.8m | £3m |
| Profit before tax | £3.1m | £2.6m | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Profit after tax | £2.6m | £2.2m | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.6m | £2.2m | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 32.5% | 28.9% | 27.7% | 20.3% |
| Gross margin | 42% | 43.1% | 42.5% | 34.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £397k | £388k | £472k | £438k |
| Profit per employee | £129k | £112k | £131k | £88.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.3% | ▲21.7% | ▲15.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼13.2% | ▲16.9% | ▼15.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.9m | £6.5m | £8.2m | £5.9m |
| Net assets | £10.7m | £12.3m | £12.5m | £13.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.4m | £2m |
| Current assets | £9.2m | £10.5m | £12.4m | £12.8m |
| Debtors | £2m | £2.2m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Deferred income | £218k | £237k | £417k | £425k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 20.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £438k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £88.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.6%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £13.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £5.9m
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 25
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £425k
- Fixed assets
- ▲44%
- Now £2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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