How much does Swift-Cut Automation Limited make?

Swift-Cut Automation Limited reported revenue of £6.2m and £86.9k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Swift-Cut Automation Limited have?

Swift-Cut Automation Limited reported an average of 30 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Swift-Cut Automation Limited profitable?

Yes — Swift-Cut Automation Limited reported a profit of £86.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 07652903 · Incorporated 31 May 2011

Swift-Cut Automation Limited

Registered name: SWIFT-CUT AUTOMATION LIMITED

Part of Esab Corporation group

Swift-Cut Automation Limited made £6.2m revenue and £86.9k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Swift-Cut Automation Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £6.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £86.9k profit and 30 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other special-purpose machinery” and is based in Burton-on-Trent; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28990Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Burton-on-Trent, East Midlands
Age: 15 yrs · since 2011
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 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£6.2m

Growth ▼20.5%

Profit

£86.9k

Growth —

Profit margin

1.4%

Gross 27.4%

Employees

Change ▼6.3%

Profit / employee

£2.9k

Revenue/employee £207k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.8m	£6.2m
Cost of sales	£5.5m	£4.5m
Gross profit	£2.3m	£1.7m
Operating profit	−£261k	−£32.1k
Profit before tax	−£140k	£73.5k
Profit after tax	−£77.5k	£86.9k
Profit (best available)	−£77.5k	£86.9k
Staff costs	£1.9m	£1.7m
Employees (average)	32	30
Ratios
Profit margin	−1%	1.4%
Gross margin	29%	27.4%
Revenue per employee	£244k	£207k
Profit per employee	−£2.4k	£2.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼20.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£134k	£1.9k
Net assets	£5.8m	£5.9m
Fixed assets	£656k	£611k
Current assets	£6.6m	£6.3m
Debtors	£760k	£953k
Deferred income	£337k	£176k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £207k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.4%; 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: ▲1%; Now £5.9m
Cash at bank: ▼99%; Now £1.9k
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 30
Deferred income: ▼48%; Now £176k
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £611k

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

Esab Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Colfax UK Holdings Ltd75–100%
Charter Consolidated Holdings Limited75–100%
Charter Limited75–100%
Swift-Cut Automation Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Charter Consolidated 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 Dec 2025 (profit £86.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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