Airco Refrigeration and Airconditioning Limited
Registered name: AIRCO REFRIGERATION AND AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED
Airco Refrigeration and Airconditioning Limited made £24.2m revenue and £872k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Airco Refrigeration and Airconditioning Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £24.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £872k profit and 208 employees. The company is classified under “plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” and is based in Hull; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hull, Yorkshire and The Humber
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.7m | £19m | £22m | £24.2m |
| Cost of sales | £12m | £13.5m | £16m | £17.1m |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £5.5m | £6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £436k | £450k | £965k | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £334k | £276k | £613k | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £243k | £188k | £505k | £872k |
| Profit (best available) | £243k | £188k | £505k | £872k |
| Staff costs | £5.6m | £6.7m | £7.1m | £8.2m |
| Employees (average) | 172 | 194 | 201 | 208 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 1% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 28% | 29% | 27.2% | 29.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £96.9k | £98.2k | £110k | £116k |
| Profit per employee | £1.4k | £967 | £2.5k | £4.2k |
| Cash conversion | −126.2% | −80.2% | −210.6% | −132.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲15.6% | ▲10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼22.7% | ▲169% | ▲72.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.8% | ▲3.6% | ▲3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £329k | £455k | £1.1m | £968k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Fixed assets | £2.4m | £3.6m | £3.5m | £4.8m |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £7.6m | £7.3m | £8.2m |
| Debtors | £4.3m | £4.7m | £3.6m | £4.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£550k | −£361k | −£2m | −£2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £116k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −132.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.5%
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £2.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £968k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 208
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲37%
- Now £4.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Airco Centre of Excellence LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Aircon 365 LimitedFigures 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 Mar 2025 (profit £872k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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