Allied International Trading Limited
Registered name: ALLIED INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED
Allied International Trading Limited made £21.9m revenue and £284k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Allied International Trading Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £21.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £284k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in Smethwick; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Smethwick, West Midlands
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £21.4m | £21.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £15m | £14.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £6.4m | £7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £634k | £849k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £658k | £829k |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £545k | £112k | £284k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £545k | £112k | £284k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2m | £2.3m |
| Employees (average) | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 29.9% | 31.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £395k | £405k |
| Profit per employee | £25k | £10.1k | £2.1k | £5.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −43.2% | −28% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲2.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼60.4% | ▼79.5% | ▲154.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.8m | £3.5m | £3.4m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £21m | £21.3m | £21.3m | £21.4m |
| Fixed assets | £11.8m | £11.6m | £11.5m | £11.3m |
| Current assets | £12.1m | £12.8m | £12.7m | £14m |
| Debtors | £3.1m | £2.6m | £2.8m | £3.2m |
| Deferred income | £80.3k | £80.5k | £30.4k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£274k | −£238k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £405k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −28%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 51.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.8%
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £21.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £11.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Allied International Properties LtdFigures not disclosed
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 £284k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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