How much does The Avocet Hardware Group Limited make?

The Avocet Hardware Group Limited reported revenue of £20.9m and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Avocet Hardware Group Limited have?

The Avocet Hardware Group Limited reported an average of 88 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is The Avocet Hardware Group Limited profitable?

Yes — The Avocet Hardware Group Limited reported a profit of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 11056301 · Incorporated 9 Nov 2017

The Avocet Hardware Group Limited

Registered name: THE AVOCET HARDWARE GROUP LIMITED

The Avocet Hardware Group Limited made £20.9m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The Avocet Hardware Group Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £20.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.5m profit and 88 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Brighouse; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

Status: Active
Location: Brighouse, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 8 yrs · since 2017
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£20.9m

Growth ▲3.5%

Profit

£1.5m

Growth ▲0.8%

Profit margin

7.4%

Gross 28.4%

Employees

Change ▼3.3%

Profit / employee

£17.5k

Revenue/employee £238k

Profitable streak

5yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£31.2m	£23.8m	£21m	£20.2m	£20.9m
Cost of sales	£23.6m	£18.2m	£15.9m	£14.1m	£15m
Gross profit	£7.6m	£5.6m	£5.1m	£6.2m	£5.9m
Operating profit	£1m	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.9m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£743k	£1.4m	£1.3m	£1.7m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	£515k	£1.4m	£1.1m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Profit (best available)	£515k	£1.4m	£1.1m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Staff costs	£4.3m	£3.2m	£3.2m	£3.4m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	81	87	94	91	88
Ratios
Profit margin	1.7%	5.9%	5.3%	7.6%	7.4%
Gross margin	24.4%	23.5%	24.3%	30.5%	28.4%
Revenue per employee	£386k	£273k	£224k	£222k	£238k
Profit per employee	£6.4k	£16k	£11.9k	£16.8k	£17.5k
Cash conversion	879.7%	−332.9%	−121.5%	−266.4%	−178.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼11.6%	▼3.8%	▲3.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▼19.4%	▲36.3%	▲0.8%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲8.1%	▼3.2%	▼3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£74.6k	£475k	£410k	£433k	£1.3m
Net assets	£590k	£2m	£3.1m	£4.6m	£6.2m
Fixed assets	£519k	£468k	£354k	£275k	£189k
Current assets	£17.7m	£17.1m	£15.8m	£14.3m	£17m
Debtors	£4.1m	£4.1m	£4m	£4.1m	£3.6m
Deferred income	£1.9m	£1.4m	£1.1m	£1.8m	£2.3m
Cash from operations	£9.2m	−£5.4m	−£1.9m	−£5.1m	−£3.3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 28.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £238k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £17.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −178.1%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.1%; 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: ▲33%; Now £6.2m
Cash at bank: ▲201%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 88
Deferred income: ▲28%; Now £2.3m
Fixed assets: ▼31%; Now £189k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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