Knapp U.K. Limited
Registered name: KNAPP U.K. LIMITED
Knapp U.K. Limited made £109m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Knapp U.K. Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £109m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £2.8m profit and 308 employees. The company is classified under “repair of machinery” and is based in Chalgrove; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chalgrove, South East
- 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 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £94.5m | £109m |
| Cost of sales | £83.1m | £99.1m |
| Gross profit | £11.5m | £10.1m |
| Operating profit | £4.4m | £3.7m |
| Profit before tax | £4.5m | £3.7m |
| Profit after tax | £3.2m | £2.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.2m | £2.8m |
| Staff costs | £20.1m | £22.4m |
| Employees (average) | 291 | 308 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | 12.1% | 9.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £325k | £355k |
| Profit per employee | £10.8k | £9.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼10.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £5.1m | £10.2m |
| Net assets | £7.6m | £7.4m |
| Fixed assets | £690k | £588k |
| Current assets | £41.5m | £56.9m |
| Debtors | £26.6m | £36.1m |
| Deferred income | £14.5m | £23m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £355k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 21%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 33%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £7.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲100%
- Now £10.2m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 308
- Deferred income
- ▲59%
- Now £23m
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £588k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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