How much does A1 Loo Hire Limited make?

A1 Loo Hire Limited reported revenue of £22.8m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A1 Loo Hire Limited have?

A1 Loo Hire Limited reported an average of 120 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is A1 Loo Hire Limited profitable?

No — A1 Loo Hire Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 05333973 · Incorporated 17 Jan 2005

A1 Loo Hire Limited

Registered name: A1 LOO HIRE LIMITED

A1 Loo Hire Limited made £22.8m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

A1 Loo Hire Limited’s revenue was £22.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 120 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods” and is based in Wokingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Wokingham, South East
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£22.8m

Growth —

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−4.9%

Gross 20.1%

Employees

120

Change —

Profit / employee

−£9.3k

Revenue/employee £190k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£35.1m	£15.9m	£22.8m
Cost of sales	£24.2m	£12.1m	£18.2m
Gross profit	£10.9m	£3.7m	£4.6m
Operating profit	£7.4m	−£67k	−£1.5m
Profit before tax	£7.3m	−£75.1k	−£1.4m
Profit after tax	£6.3m	−£632k	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£6.3m	−£632k	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£4.2m	£4.2m	£6.6m
Employees (average)	122	123	120
Ratios
Profit margin	18%	−4%	−4.9%
Gross margin	31.1%	23.5%	20.1%
Revenue per employee	£287k	£129k	£190k
Profit per employee	£51.6k	−£5.1k	−£9.3k
Cash conversion	−135.1%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼54.7%	—
Profit growth	—	▼110%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲0.8%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.4m	£4.8m	£4.5m
Net assets	£16.3m	£15.3m	£13.7m
Fixed assets	£6.7m	£7.7m	£6.2m
Current assets	£13.2m	£10.4m	£8.5m
Debtors	£5.1m	£3.5m	£1.6m
Deferred income	£476k	£494k	£20.8k
Cash from operations	−£9.9m	−£1.1m	−£2.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £190k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 27.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.1%; 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: —; Now £13.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now £4.5m
Headcount: —; Now 120
Deferred income: —; Now £20.8k
Fixed assets: —; Now £6.2m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Convenient Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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