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Company No. 04340742 · Incorporated 14 Dec 2001

Scarlet Group Limited

Registered name: SCARLET GROUP LIMITED

Scarlet Group Limited made £17.6m revenue and £187k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Scarlet Group Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £17.6m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £187k profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
High Wycombe, South East
Age
24 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessBoring industry
Revenue
£17.6m
Growth ▲8%
Profit
£187k
Growth —
Profit margin
1.1%
Gross 21.7%
Employees
71
Change ▼11.3%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £248k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£17.4m£16.3m£17.6m
Cost of sales—−£13.6m−£12.8m−£13.8m
Gross profit—£3.8m£3.5m£3.8m
Operating profit—£285k£43.3k£269k
Profit before tax—£259k£15.3k£235k
Profit after tax£173k£212k−£17.1k£187k
Profit (best available)£173k£212k−£17.1k£187k
Employees (average)97898071
Ratios
Profit margin—1.2%−0.1%1.1%
Gross margin—22.1%21.3%21.7%
Revenue per employee—£196k£204k£248k
Profit per employee£1.8k£2.4k−£214£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼6.4%▲8%
Profit growth—▲22.9%▼108.1%—
Headcount growth—▼8.3%▼10.1%▼11.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£270k£270k——
Fixed assets£470k£470k——
Deferred income£0£0——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£248k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼11%
Now 71
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (3)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £187k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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