Sortimo International Limited
Registered name: SORTIMO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of Sortimo International Gmbh groupSortimo International Limited made £17.9m revenue and £643k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sortimo International Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £17.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £643k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Devon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Devon, South West
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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: “Sortimo International GmbH”
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 | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £15.9m | £25.2m | £17.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £12.2m | £19.3m | £13.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.7m | £5.9m | £4.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | £861k | £2.2m | £843k |
| Profit after tax | — | £655k | £1.7m | £643k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £655k | £1.7m | £643k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.9m | £2.4m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 50 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 4.1% | 6.6% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 23% | 23.5% | 26.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £442k | £547k | £357k |
| Profit per employee | — | £18.2k | £36.2k | £12.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲58.2% | ▼29% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲154% | ▼61.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▲27.8% | ▲8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £343k | £1.1m | £2.2m | £594k |
| Net assets | £3.1m | £3.7m | £5.4m | £6m |
| Fixed assets | £177k | £164k | £191k | £245k |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £5.7m | £7.5m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.9m | £2.8m | £2.7m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £1.5m | −£820k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £357k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼74%
- Now £594k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 50
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲28%
- Now £245k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sortimo International Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Sortimo International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 £643k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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