Vandersanden UK Limited
Registered name: VANDERSANDEN UK LIMITED
Vandersanden UK Limited made £29m revenue and £109k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Vandersanden UK Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £29m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £109k profit and 19 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in ST Ives; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST Ives, East of England
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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) | £25.5m | £23.8m | £23.2m | £29m |
| Cost of sales | £22.9m | £21.4m | £21.4m | £26.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £2.4m | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £630k | £360k | −£17.4k | £57.1k |
| Profit before tax | £619k | £488k | £153k | £176k |
| Profit after tax | £377k | £454k | £89.2k | £109k |
| Profit (best available) | £377k | £454k | £89.2k | £109k |
| Staff costs | £914k | £1m | £1m | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 10.1% | 10.2% | 7.6% | 7.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Profit per employee | £15.7k | £22.7k | £4.7k | £5.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.6% | ▼2.5% | ▲25% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲20.2% | ▼80.3% | ▲22% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼16.7% | ▼5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3k | £13.6k | £5.3k | £81.5k |
| Net assets | £7.3m | £7.7m | £7.8m | £7.9m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £903k |
| Current assets | £12.2m | £10.2m | £10.4m | £10.3m |
| Debtors | £7m | £3.5m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £7.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1432%
- Now £81.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £903k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £109k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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