Stolle Ems Group Limited
Registered name: STOLLE EMS GROUP LIMITED
Part of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. groupStolle Ems Group Limited made £34.8m revenue and a £11.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Stolle Ems Group Limited’s revenue grew 36% to £34.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £11.8m and 267 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Burnley; we hold 6 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burnley, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- 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. From the filing: “Stolle Machinery Company LLC”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Dec 2021 | 30 Dec 2022 | 30 Dec 2023 | 30 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £69.6m | £25.6m | £25.6m | £34.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£59.6m | −£25.5m | −£25.5m | −£35.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £10m | £102k | £101k | −£982k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£7.5m | −£15.1m | −£15.1m | −£11.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£7.8m | −£15.1m | −£15.1m | −£11.8m |
| Profit after tax | £0 | £0 | −£4.6m | −£17.1m | −£17.1m | −£11.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | £0 | −£4.6m | −£17.1m | −£17.1m | −£11.8m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 334 | 308 | 308 | 267 |
| Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −6.7% | −66.8% | −66.8% | −34% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 14.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | −2.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £208k | £83.3k | £83.3k | £130k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£13.8k | −£55.6k | −£55.6k | −£44.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼63.1% | — | ▲35.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼7.8% | — | ▼13.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||||
| Net assets | £35.2k | £35.2k | — | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £48.8k | £48.8k | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −2.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £130k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£44.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 267
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Stolle Ems Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Stolle Machinery UK LtdRev. £58.6m · Profit −£7.6m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£11.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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