Elmbridge Supplies Company UK Ltd
Registered name: ELMBRIDGE SUPPLIES COMPANY UK LTD
Part of Esc Spinnaker Ltd groupElmbridge Supplies Company UK Ltd made £15.7m revenue and £401k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Elmbridge Supplies Company UK Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £401k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants” and is based in Gloucester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gloucester, South West
- 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. From the filing: “The company is 90% owned by ESC Spinnaker Ltd.Registered number:07810671Registered office:Unit 4a Davy WayGateway 12 Business ParkGloucester GL2 2BY”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £12.4m | £14.5m | £15.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £10.1m | £12.1m | £12.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £124k | £195k | £560k |
| Profit before tax | — | £108k | £144k | £536k |
| Profit after tax | — | £25.2k | £103k | £401k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £25.2k | £103k | £401k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.5m | £1.8m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 41 | 45 | 45 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.8% | 16.7% | 17.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £275k | £322k | £334k |
| Profit per employee | — | £561 | £2.3k | £8.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | −468.5% | −193.2% | −95.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲17% | ▲8.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲309.1% | ▲288.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.8% | 0% | ▲4.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £517k | £663k | £340k | £215k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £750k | £993k | £1.1m | £959k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £4.2m | £4.1m | £4.1m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£580k | −£377k | −£534k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £334k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −95.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲5%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼37%
- Now £215k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £959k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Esc Spinnaker Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Elmbridge Supplies Company UK Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Indu-Coat LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Minden Systems LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £401k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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