How much does Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited make?

Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited reported revenue of £28m and a loss of £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited have?

Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited profitable?

No — Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited reported a loss of £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 09409259 · Incorporated 27 Jan 2015

Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited

Registered name: PRETORIA ENERGY COMPANY (MEPAL) LIMITED

Part of Pretoria Energy Group Limited group

Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited made £28m revenue and a £2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £28m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2m and 3 employees. The company is classified under “production of electricity” and is based in Chittering; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection D · Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySIC 35110Production of electricity SIC 35210Manufacture of gas

Status: Active
Location: Chittering, East of England
Age: 11 yrs · since 2015
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: “The ultimate parent undertaking and the smallest and largest group to consolidate these financial statements is Pretoria Energy Group Limited. Copies of the Pretoria Energy Group Limited consolidated ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£28m

Growth ▼27.7%

Profit

−£2m

Growth ▼137.6%

Profit margin

−7.1%

Gross 32.7%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£660k

Revenue/employee £9.3m

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.4m	£43.6m	£38.8m	£28m
Cost of sales	£20m	£20.6m	£23.4m	£18.9m
Gross profit	£10.5m	£23m	£15.3m	£9.2m
Operating profit	£6.8m	£18.2m	£10.8m	£4.6m
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£13.5m	£6m	£162k
Profit after tax	£2.1m	£13m	£5.3m	−£2m
Profit (best available)	£2.1m	£13m	£5.3m	−£2m
Staff costs	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.6m	£1.4m
Employees (average)	4	3	3	3
Ratios
Profit margin	6.9%	29.8%	13.6%	−7.1%
Gross margin	34.4%	52.8%	39.6%	32.7%
Revenue per employee	£7.6m	£14.5m	£12.9m	£9.3m
Profit per employee	£522k	£4.3m	£1.8m	−£660k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲43.2%	▼11.1%	▼27.7%
Profit growth	—	▲522.4%	▼59.5%	▼137.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼25%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£457k	£526k	£21.4k	£202k
Net assets	£20.3m	£28.4m	£23.2m	£21.5m
Fixed assets	£48.7m	£47.3m	£46.7m	£45.4m
Current assets	£39.8m	£48.7m	£41.2m	£33.7m
Debtors	£289k	£295k	£297k	£409k
Deferred income	£858k	£1.7m	£1.8m	£1.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £9.3m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£660k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 161.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.5%; 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: ▼7%; Now £21.5m
Cash at bank: ▲845%; Now £202k
Headcount: 0%; Now 3
Deferred income: ▼28%; Now £1.3m
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £45.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Pretoria Energy Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Pretoria Energy Company Holdings Limited75–100%
Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Pretoria Energy Company (Arable) LimitedRev. £41.2m · Profit £8.2m
Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) LimitedRev. £19.8m · Profit £524k
Pretoria Energy Company Holdings 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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