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Company No. 09374293 · Incorporated 5 Jan 2015

Northern Slate Supplies Limited

Registered name: NORTHERN SLATE SUPPLIES LIMITED

Northern Slate Supplies Limited made £3.1m revenue and £127k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Northern Slate Supplies Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £3.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £127k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Huthwaite; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46730Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Status
Active
Location
Huthwaite, East Midlands
Age
11 yrs · since 2015
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-light
Revenue
£3.1m
Growth ▼18.3%
Profit
£127k
Growth ▼48.9%
Profit margin
4%
Gross 11.7%
Employees
4
Change ▲33.3%
Profit / employee
£31.9k
Revenue/employee £787k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.5m£3.7m£3.9m£3.1m
Cost of sales£3.1m£3.1m£3.3m£2.8m
Gross profit£354k£598k£533k£367k
Operating profit£248k£448k£335k£176k
Profit before tax£247k£447k£334k£173k
Profit after tax£200k£361k£250k£127k
Profit (best available)£200k£361k£250k£127k
Employees (average)2334
Ratios
Profit margin5.8%9.7%6.5%4%
Gross margin10.3%16%13.8%11.7%
Revenue per employee£1.7m£1.2m£1.3m£787k
Profit per employee£100k£120k£83.2k£31.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲8.3%▲3.1%▼18.3%
Profit growth—▲80.4%▼30.9%▼48.9%
Headcount growth—▲50%0%▲33.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£479k£606k£303k£404k
Net assets£463k£714k£854k£871k
Fixed assets£11.7k£67.3k£50.5k£35.7k
Current assets£1.3m£1.6m£1.8m£1.5m
Debtors£382k£665k£684k£602k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
11.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£787k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£31.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
19.1%
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
▲2%
Now £871k
Cash at bank
▲33%
Now £404k
Headcount
▲33%
Now 4
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼29%
Now £35.7k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £127k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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