How much does GLJ Recycling Limited make?

GLJ Recycling Limited reported revenue of £22.3m and £332k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does GLJ Recycling Limited have?

GLJ Recycling Limited reported an average of 37 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is GLJ Recycling Limited profitable?

Yes — GLJ Recycling Limited reported a profit of £332k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 06345633 · Incorporated 17 Aug 2007

GLJ Recycling Limited

Registered name: GLJ RECYCLING LIMITED

Part of Ej Industries Limited group

GLJ Recycling Limited made £22.3m revenue and £332k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

GLJ Recycling Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £22.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £332k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Newport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38320Recovery of sorted materials

Status: Active
Location: Newport, Wales
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
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 Aug 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£22.3m

Growth ▼2.5%

Profit

£332k

Growth ▲279.9%

Profit margin

1.5%

Gross 19.4%

Employees

Change ▼2.6%

Profit / employee

£9k

Revenue/employee £603k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£27.6m	£22.9m	£22.9m	£22.3m
Cost of sales	£22.8m	£17.9m	£18.5m	£18m
Gross profit	£4.9m	£5m	£4.4m	£4.3m
Operating profit	£957k	£278k	£245k	£600k
Profit before tax	£881k	£179k	£158k	£491k
Profit after tax	£883k	£143k	£87.4k	£332k
Profit (best available)	£883k	£143k	£87.4k	£332k
Staff costs	£959k	£948k	£859k	£930k
Employees (average)	39	34	38	37
Ratios
Profit margin	3.2%	0.6%	0.4%	1.5%
Gross margin	17.6%	21.8%	19.1%	19.4%
Revenue per employee	£708k	£675k	£602k	£603k
Profit per employee	£22.6k	£4.2k	£2.3k	£9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼16.9%	▼0.3%	▼2.5%
Profit growth	—	▼83.8%	▼38.7%	▲279.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.8%	▲11.8%	▼2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£643k	£278	£278
Net assets	£4.1m	£4.2m	£4m	£4.2m
Fixed assets	£4.5m	£4.7m	£5m	£4.4m
Current assets	£6.4m	£8.2m	£8m	£6.6m
Debtors	£322k	£992k	£1m	£1m
Deferred income	£342k	£844k	£1m	£796k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £603k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 19.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.7%; 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: ▲6%; Now £4.2m
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £278
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 37
Deferred income: ▼22%; Now £796k
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £4.4m

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

Ej Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
GLJ Recycling Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

GLJ Environmental LimitedFigures not disclosed
Jones Commercial LtdFigures 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 Aug 2025 (profit £332k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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