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Company No. 03150374 · Incorporated 24 Jan 1996

Ekco Reading Limited

Registered name: EKCO READING LIMITED

Part of Ekco UK Holdings Limited group

Ekco Reading Limited made £793k revenue and £20.8k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Ekco Reading Limited’s revenue fell 21% to £793k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £20.8k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities
Status
Active
Location
Milton Keynes, South East
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
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: “Ekco UK Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£793k
Growth ▼20.9%
Profit
£20.8k
Growth ▼32.9%
Profit margin
2.6%
Gross 59.3%
Employees
8
Change ▼27.3%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £99.1k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.1m£1m£793k
Cost of sales£223k£304k£323k
Gross profit£862k£699k£470k
Profit before tax£23k£31k£20.8k
Profit after tax£23k£31k£20.8k
Profit (best available)£23k£31k£20.8k
Staff costs£379k£472k£390k
Employees (average)10118
Ratios
Profit margin2.1%3.1%2.6%
Gross margin79.5%69.7%59.3%
Revenue per employee£108k£91.2k£99.1k
Profit per employee£2.3k£2.8k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.5%▼20.9%
Profit growth—▲34.7%▼32.9%
Headcount growth—▲10%▼27.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£114k£59.2k£105k
Net assets£206k£237k£258k
Fixed assets£197k£66.4k£16.7k
Current assets£901k£1.1m£1.2m
Debtors£179k£143k£85k
Cash from operations£53.3k£33.9k£113k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
59.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£99.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.7%
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 £258k
Cash at bank
▲78%
Now £105k
Headcount
▼27%
Now 8
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼75%
Now £16.7k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ekco UK Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ekco Reading Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (12)

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 2024 (profit £20.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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