Buchanan (Equipment) Limited
Registered name: BUCHANAN (EQUIPMENT) LIMITED
Buchanan (Equipment) Limited made £54.8k revenue and a £2.1k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Buchanan (Equipment) Limited’s revenue grew 78% to £54.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.1k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft” and is based in Littlehampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Littlehampton, South East
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1995
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £36.4k | £79.1k | £30.7k | £54.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£541 | −£32 | £211 | −£2.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£541 | −£32 | £211 | −£2.1k |
| Staff costs | £20.8k | £18.3k | £13.2k | £12.1k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.5% | 0% | 0.7% | −3.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £39.6k | £15.4k | £27.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£16 | £106 | −£1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲117.3% | ▼61.2% | ▲78.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼1093% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£132k | −£133k | −£144k | −£142k |
| Fixed assets | £3.7k | £2.9k | £2.2k | £1.4k |
| Current assets | £1.7k | £487 | £103 | £2.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.4k
- 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
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now −£142k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼35%
- Now £1.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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