How much does Prefere Resins UK Limited make?

Prefere Resins UK Limited reported revenue of £43.7m and £3.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Prefere Resins UK Limited have?

Prefere Resins UK Limited reported an average of 45 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Prefere Resins UK Limited profitable?

Yes — Prefere Resins UK Limited reported a profit of £3.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08632551 · Incorporated 31 Jul 2013

Prefere Resins UK Limited

Registered name: PREFERE RESINS UK LIMITED

Part of Prefere Resins UK Holding Limited group

Prefere Resins UK Limited made £43.7m revenue and £3.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Prefere Resins UK Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £43.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.7m profit and 45 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other chemical products” and is based in Newton Aycliffe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20590Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Newton Aycliffe, North East
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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: “During the year 31 December 2025, the immediate parent undertaking was Prefere Resins Holding UK Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£43.7m

Growth ▼8.3%

Profit

£3.7m

Growth ▲75.4%

Profit margin

8.4%

Gross 12.8%

Employees

Change ▼2.2%

Profit / employee

£81.5k

Revenue/employee £972k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£48.8m	£47.7m	£43.7m
Cost of sales	£44m	£44.1m	£38.1m
Gross profit	£4.8m	£3.5m	£5.6m
Operating profit	£2.7m	£2.1m	£4m
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£2.1m	£4m
Profit after tax	£2.5m	£2.1m	£3.7m
Profit (best available)	£2.5m	£2.1m	£3.7m
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.7m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	47	46	45
Ratios
Profit margin	5.1%	4.4%	8.4%
Gross margin	9.9%	7.4%	12.8%
Revenue per employee	£1m	£1m	£972k
Profit per employee	£52.8k	£45.5k	£81.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.2%	▼8.3%
Profit growth	—	▼15.7%	▲75.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.1%	▼2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.3m	£2.8m	£1.7m
Net assets	£17.3m	£13.4m	£17.1m
Fixed assets	£5.7m	£5.4m	£5.6m
Current assets	£20.2m	£26.1m	£29m
Debtors	£2.6m	£2.4m	£2.9m
Deferred income	£613k	£759k	£841k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £972k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £81.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 12.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.7%; 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: ▲27%; Now £17.1m
Cash at bank: ▼37%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 45
Deferred income: ▲11%; Now £841k
Fixed assets: ▲3%; Now £5.6m

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

Prefere Resins UK Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Prefere Resins UK Limitedthis company

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

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 £3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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