A & R Sanderson Holdings Ltd
Registered name: A & R SANDERSON HOLDINGS LTD
A & R Sanderson Holdings Ltd made £85.6m revenue and £4.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
A & R Sanderson Holdings Ltd’s revenue was £85.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £4.3m profit and 249 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £89.6m | £85.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £64.2m | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | £25.4m | £26.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.9m | £4.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £2.9m | £4.3m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 249 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 28.4% | 31% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £44.8m | £344k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £1.5m | £17.5k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.7k | £613 | £17.6k | £712k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £9.8m |
| Fixed assets | £526k | £526k | £929k | — |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | — |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.5m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £344k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.5k
- 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 £9.8m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £712k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 249
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Lfa Machines Oxford LtdFigures not disclosed
- London Fashion Arts LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £4.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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