Al J Services Ltd
Registered name: AL J SERVICES LTD
Al J Services Ltd made £9.9m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Al J Services Ltd’s revenue grew 36% to £9.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £1.4m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other electrical equipment” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £7.2m | £9.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £4.1m | £5.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £3.2m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 26 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 15.4% | 14.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 44% | 42% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £402k | £380k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £61.8k | £54.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲36.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲28.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲400% | ▲140% | ▲50% | ▲44.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £130 | £27.4k | £135k | £268k | £293k |
| Net assets | £7.3k | £233k | £770k | £1.9m | £3.3m |
| Fixed assets | £5.6k | £71.9k | £244k | £653k | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £12.1k | £325k | £670k | £1.4m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £9.7k | £126k | £321k | £643k | £983k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £380k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £54.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10%
- 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
- ▲76%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲9%
- Now £293k
- Headcount
- ▲44%
- Now 26
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲95%
- Now £1.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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