Arc Distribution UK Limited
Registered name: ARC DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED
Arc Distribution UK Limited made £13.6m revenue and a £372k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Arc Distribution UK Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £13.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £372k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials” and is based in Pinvin; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pinvin, West Midlands
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.9m | £15.8m | £13.6m |
| Cost of sales | £16.5m | £11.7m | £10.1m |
| Gross profit | £4.4m | £4.2m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | £45.5k | £194k | −£480k |
| Profit after tax | £25.7k | £134k | −£372k |
| Profit (best available) | £25.7k | £134k | −£372k |
| Staff costs | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 0.9% | −2.8% |
| Gross margin | 21.1% | 26.3% | 25.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼24.2% | ▼14.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲423.9% | ▼377.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £526k | £434k | £122k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.3m | £891k |
| Fixed assets | £484k | £389k | £281k |
| Current assets | £8.6m | £8.4m | £7.6m |
| Debtors | £3.9m | £3.6m | £3.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 25.8%
- 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
- ▼29%
- Now £891k
- Cash at bank
- ▼72%
- Now £122k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼28%
- Now £281k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£372k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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