Aqa Labs (International) Ltd
Registered name: AQA LABS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD
Aqa Labs (International) Ltd made £1.9m revenue and £119k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Aqa Labs (International) Ltd’s revenue grew 77% to £1.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £119k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.5m | £495k | £1.1m | £1.9m |
| Cost of sales | £1.4m | £437k | £997k | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | £25.4k | £58.5k | £106k | £171k |
| Operating profit | £1.7k | £51.1k | £101k | £159k |
| Profit before tax | £1.7k | £51.1k | £101k | £159k |
| Profit after tax | £1.4k | £41.4k | £77.6k | £119k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4k | £41.4k | £77.6k | £119k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 8.3% | 7% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 1.8% | 11.8% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5m | £495k | £1.1m | £1.9m |
| Profit per employee | £1.4k | £41.4k | £77.6k | £119k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼65.9% | ▲122.8% | ▲76.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2841% | ▲87.5% | ▲54% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £14.3k | £13.6k | £126k | £139k |
| Net assets | £190k | £195k | £273k | £392k |
| Current assets | £377k | £251k | £366k | £528k |
| Debtors | £27.8k | £237k | £240k | £388k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.9m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £119k
- 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
- 19.9%
- 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
- ▲44%
- Now £392k
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £139k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £119k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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