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Company No. 04042865 · Incorporated 25 Jul 2000

Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limited

Registered name: EVOLUTION FASTENERS (UK) LIMITED

Part of Evolution Fasteners (Holdings) Limited group

Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limited made £13.2m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £13.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.1m profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46730Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Status
Active
Location
Borehamwood, East of England
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£13.2m
Growth ▲10.2%
Profit
£2.1m
Growth ▲0.8%
Profit margin
15.6%
Gross 40.7%
Employees
29
Change ▲3.6%
Profit / employee
£71.2k
Revenue/employee £457k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.7m£12.6m£12m£13.2m
Cost of sales£7.9m£8.1m£7.9m£7.9m
Gross profit£3.8m£4.6m£4.1m£5.4m
Operating profit£2m£2.6m£1.8m£2.7m
Profit before tax£2.6m£2.5m£2.6m£2.8m
Profit after tax£2.3m£2.1m£2m£2.1m
Profit (best available)£2.3m£2.1m£2m£2.1m
Staff costs£1.2m£1.3m£1.4m£1.6m
Employees (average)29282829
Ratios
Profit margin19.4%16.4%17%15.6%
Gross margin32.5%36%34.4%40.7%
Revenue per employee£404k£452k£429k£457k
Profit per employee£78.6k£74.2k£73.1k£71.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.9%▼4.9%▲10.2%
Profit growth—▼8.8%▼1.5%▲0.8%
Headcount growth—▼3.5%0%▲3.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£468k£404k£741k£1.5m
Net assets£7m£8.2m£9.7m£10.3m
Fixed assets£290k£545k£742k£866k
Current assets£8m£9.7m£11.3m£10.7m
Debtors£2.5m£2.5m£2.6m£2.8m
Deferred income£58k£67.1k£90.5k£131k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
15.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
40.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£457k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£71.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
21.1%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲6%
Now £10.3m
Cash at bank
▲96%
Now £1.5m
Headcount
▲4%
Now 29
Deferred income
▲45%
Now £131k
Fixed assets
▲17%
Now £866k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Evolution Fasteners (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

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 £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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