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Company No. 06791313 · Incorporated 14 Jan 2009

Ult Trading Company Limited

Registered name: ULT TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

Part of United Learning Ltd group

Ult Trading Company Limited made £4.8m revenue and £4.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Ult Trading Company Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £4.8m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £4.2m profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “operation of sports facilities” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93110Operation of sports facilities
Status
Active
Location
Peterborough, East of England
Age
17 yrs · since 2009
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

Operating leverage
Revenue
£4.8m
Growth ▲5.8%
Profit
£4.2m
Growth ▲8.8%
Profit margin
87.4%
Gross 84.8%
Employees
32
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£131k
Revenue/employee £149k
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 to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.8m£4.5m£4.8m
Cost of sales−£723k−£808k−£726k
Gross profit£3.1m£3.7m£4.1m
Operating profit£3m£3.7m£4m
Profit before tax£3.1m£3.8m£4.2m
Profit after tax£3.1m£3.8m£4.2m
Profit (best available)£3.1m£3.8m£4.2m
Employees (average)343232
Ratios
Profit margin81.2%85.1%87.4%
Gross margin81.1%82.1%84.8%
Revenue per employee£113k£141k£149k
Profit per employee£91.4k£120k£131k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲17.9%▲5.8%
Profit growth—▲23.6%▲8.8%
Headcount growth—▼5.9%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
87.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
84.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£149k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£131k
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
0%
Now 32
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. United Learning Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. United Church Schools Trust75–100%
  3. United Learning Trust75–100%
  4. Ult Trading Company Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £4.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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