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Company No. 08758722 · Incorporated 1 Nov 2013

Master Lock UK Sales Limited

Registered name: MASTER LOCK UK SALES LIMITED

Part of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. group

Master Lock UK Sales Limited made £14m revenue and £578k profit in the year to 27 Dec 2025.

Master Lock UK Sales Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £14m in the year to 27 Dec 2025, with £578k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Stansted; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Status
Active
Location
Stansted, East of England
Age
12 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.

Latest accounts · year to 27 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£14m
Growth ▼13.5%
Profit
£578k
Growth ▼13.8%
Profit margin
4.1%
Gross 18.7%
Employees
8
Change ▲14.3%
Profit / employee
£72.3k
Revenue/employee £1.7m
Profitable streak
5yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202327 Dec 202431 Dec 202427 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.2m£15.4m£16.2m£16.2m£14m
Cost of sales£12.6m£12.8m£13.1m£13.1m£11.4m
Gross profit£2.6m£2.7m£3.1m£3.1m£2.6m
Operating profit£469k£578k£730k£730k£684k
Profit before tax£469k£578k£734k£734k£670k
Profit after tax£375k£440k£671k£671k£578k
Profit (best available)£375k£440k£671k£671k£578k
Staff costs£492k£424k£435k£435k£462k
Employees (average)87778
Ratios
Profit margin2.5%2.9%4.2%4.2%4.1%
Gross margin17%17.3%19.1%19.1%18.7%
Revenue per employee£1.9m£2.2m£2.3m£2.3m£1.7m
Profit per employee£46.9k£62.9k£95.9k£95.9k£72.3k
Cash conversion13%−127.8%−95.7%−95.7%−57.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.2%▲4.8%—▼13.5%
Profit growth—▲17.4%▲52.5%—▼13.8%
Headcount growth—▼12.5%0%—▲14.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.7m£3.3m£3.9m£3.9m£4.3m
Net assets£2.5m£2.9m£3.6m£3.6m£4.2m
Fixed assets£18.6k£16.1k£17.2k£17.2k£11.8k
Current assets£5.8m£5.4m£6.4m£6.4m£6.9m
Debtors£3m£2m£2.4m£2.4m£2.6m
Cash from operations£60.8k−£739k−£698k−£698k−£394k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.7m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£72.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−57.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.3%
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
▲16%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▲11%
Now £4.3m
Headcount
▲14%
Now 8
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼31%
Now £11.8k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Master Lock UK Sales 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Dec 2025 (profit £578k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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