Kocaer Steel UK Limited
Registered name: KOCAER STEEL UK LIMITED
Kocaer Steel UK Limited made £32.4m revenue and £854k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Kocaer Steel UK Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £32.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £854k profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £34.7m | £32.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £32.4m | £29.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.3m | £3.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.1m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4.8k | £864k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £4.8k | £854k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £4.8k | £854k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £498k | £550k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 6.7% | 9.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £4.3m | £3.2m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £602 | £85.4k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −398.4% | −0.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲17628% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £572k | £3.6m | £2.1m | £4.1m |
| Net assets | £4.8m | £3.9m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4.9k | £1.3m | £4.6m | £4.1m |
| Current assets | £34.5m | £23.9m | £22.7m | £21.6m |
| Debtors | £8.5m | £6.9m | £6.3m | £7.9m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£4.3m | −£7.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £85.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −0.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.5%
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £4.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲99%
- Now £4.1m
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £4.1m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £854k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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