How much does Helios Ingredients Limited make?

Helios Ingredients Limited reported revenue of £33.6m and £798k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Helios Ingredients Limited have?

Helios Ingredients Limited reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Helios Ingredients Limited profitable?

Yes — Helios Ingredients Limited reported a profit of £798k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 05946527 · Incorporated 26 Sep 2006

Helios Ingredients Limited

Registered name: HELIOS INGREDIENTS LIMITED

Part of Abcor Limited group

Helios Ingredients Limited made £33.6m revenue and £798k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Helios Ingredients Limited’s revenue grew 38% to £33.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £798k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Brentford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Brentford, London
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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 Dec 2024

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£33.6m

Growth ▲37.7%

Profit

£798k

Growth ▲760.7%

Profit margin

2.4%

Gross 13.6%

Employees

Change ▼15.8%

Profit / employee

£49.9k

Revenue/employee £2.1m

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£28.5m	£24.4m	£33.6m
Cost of sales	£26m	£21.2m	£29m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£3.2m	£4.6m
Operating profit	£618k	£110k	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£618k	£110k	£1.1m
Profit after tax	£469k	£92.7k	£798k
Profit (best available)	£469k	£92.7k	£798k
Staff costs	£896k	£876k	£905k
Employees (average)	18	19	16
Ratios
Profit margin	1.6%	0.4%	2.4%
Gross margin	9%	13.1%	13.6%
Revenue per employee	£1.6m	£1.3m	£2.1m
Profit per employee	£26k	£4.9k	£49.9k
Cash conversion	103.1%	1033%	−51.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼14.5%	▲37.7%
Profit growth	—	▼80.2%	▲760.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.6%	▼15.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£495k	£1.6m	£1.1m
Net assets	£5.3m	£5.4m	£6.2m
Fixed assets	£13.4k	—	—
Current assets	£9.9m	£10.9m	£12.9m
Debtors	£4.4m	£4.4m	£5.2m
Deferred income	£788k	£1.1m	£677k
Cash from operations	£637k	£1.1m	−£551k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £2.1m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £49.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −51.8%; 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: 2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.6%; 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: ▲15%; Now £6.2m
Cash at bank: ▼34%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 16
Deferred income: ▼36%; Now £677k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Abcor Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Helios Ingredients Limitedthis company

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

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 Dec 2024 (profit £798k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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