Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limited
Registered name: EVOLUTION FASTENERS (UK) LIMITED
Part of Evolution Fasteners (Holdings) Limited groupEvolution 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.
- 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.
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) | £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) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 19.4% | 16.4% | 17% | 15.6% |
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 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 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
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.
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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Evolution Fasteners (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Evolution Fasteners (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Enterprise Building System LtdFigures not disclosed
- Evolution Fasteners (N.i.) LtdFigures 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 £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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