Ab Etrade Ltd
Registered name: AB ETRADE LTD
Ab Etrade Ltd made £705k revenue and a £2.4k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Ab Etrade Ltd’s revenue grew 50% to £705k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £2.4k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £261k | £309k | £470k | £705k |
| Profit after tax | £54 | £124 | −£740 | −£2.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £54 | £124 | −£740 | −£2.4k |
| Staff costs | £7.5k | £9k | £12.8k | £6.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0% | 0% | −0.2% | −0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £154k | £235k | £352k |
| Profit per employee | — | £62 | −£370 | −£1.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.4% | ▲52.1% | ▲50.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲129.6% | ▼696.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£22.1k | −£21.9k | −£22.7k | −£25.1k |
| Fixed assets | £4.3k | £4.3k | £2.5k | £4.6k |
| Current assets | £9.1k | £4.3k | £1.7k | £36.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £352k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- 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 −£25.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲81%
- Now £4.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£2.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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