Alfa Commodities Limited
Registered name: ALFA COMMODITIES LIMITED
Part of Ashley Group Holdings Employee Ownership Trustee Limited groupAlfa Commodities Limited made £90.3m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Alfa Commodities Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £90.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £2.4m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “security and commodity contracts dealing activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £148m | £149m | £81.2m | £90.3m |
| Cost of sales | £145m | £147m | £79.2m | £87.8m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | £3.3m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.3m | £1.7m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £2.7m | £1.3m | £1.8m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.7m | £1.3m | £1.8m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 2.3% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Cash conversion | 896.8% | −1957% | −464.2% | 137.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.4% | ▼45.5% | ▲11.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼50.5% | ▲37.4% | ▲32.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £30.6m | £4m | £141k | £188k |
| Net assets | £4.4m | £5.6m | £6.6m | £5.8m |
| Fixed assets | £40.7k | £34.6k | £29.4k | — |
| Current assets | £59.7m | £49.4m | £31.2m | £37.7m |
| Debtors | £4.2m | £205k | £89.9k | £46k |
| Deferred income | £15.3k | £18.5k | £18.5k | £16.5k |
| Cash from operations | £29.9m | −£32.9m | −£8.7m | £3.3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 2.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 137.1%
- 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
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼12%
- Now £5.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲33%
- Now £188k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £16.5k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ashley Group Holdings Employee Ownership Trustee Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Ashley Group Holdings Limited75–100%
- Alfa Commodities Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ashley Agro LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Ashley Chartering LimitedRev. £108m · Profit −£3.6m
- Ashley Global Shipping LimitedRev. £45.9m · Profit −£3.7m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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