How much does Alufold Direct Limited make?

Alufold Direct Limited reported revenue of £13.9m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Alufold Direct Limited have?

Alufold Direct Limited reported an average of 114 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Is Alufold Direct Limited profitable?

No — Alufold Direct Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 08341753 · Incorporated 27 Dec 2012

Alufold Direct Limited

Registered name: ALUFOLD DIRECT LIMITED

Alufold Direct Limited made £13.9m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

Alufold Direct Limited’s revenue was £13.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £1.1m and 114 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of doors and windows of metal” and is based in Leeds; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25120Manufacture of doors and windows of metal

Status: In Administration
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 13 yrs · since 2012
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Independent

Revenue

£13.9m

Growth —

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−8%

Gross 17.5%

Employees

114

Change —

Profit / employee

−£9.7k

Revenue/employee £122k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.1m	£13.9m
Cost of sales	£13.7m	£11.4m
Gross profit	£3.4m	£2.4m
Operating profit	−£896k	−£988k
Profit before tax	−£997k	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	−£741k	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£741k	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£4.7m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	132	114
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.3%	−8%
Gross margin	20%	17.5%
Revenue per employee	£129k	£122k
Profit per employee	−£5.6k	−£9.7k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£301k	£64.3k
Net assets	£653k	−£449k
Fixed assets	£2.2m	£1.9m
Current assets	£4.3m	£4.6m
Debtors	£306k	£523k
Deferred income	£111k	£212k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £122k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.8%; 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 −£449k
Cash at bank: —; Now £64.3k
Headcount: —; Now 114
Deferred income: —; Now £212k
Fixed assets: —; Now £1.9m

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

Minority corporate shareholders

Literacy Capital PLC

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 2023 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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