Shaftec Holdco Limited
Registered name: SHAFTEC HOLDCO LIMITED
Part of Ardenton UK Limited groupShaftec Holdco Limited made £15.9m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Shaftec Holdco Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £2.2m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of venture and development capital companies” and is based in Manchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.4m | £15.9m |
| Cost of sales | £9.6m | £10.2m |
| Gross profit | £4.8m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£178k | £2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£178k | £2.2m |
| Staff costs | £3 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | 13.7% |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 35.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £585k | £8.7m |
| Fixed assets | £10.8m | £10.5m |
| Current assets | £7k | £516k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 65.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲1384%
- Now £8.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £2.4k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £10.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ardenton UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Shaftec Holdco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Shaftec Automotive Components LtdIn AdministrationRev. £15.9m · Profit £1.7m
Sister companies (6)
- Ardenton Care Holdings LimitedRev. £34.5m · Profit −£3.8m
- Aghoco 1507 LimitedRev. — · Profit −£2.6m
- Ardenton Properties LimitedRev. — · Profit £199k
- BGC Bidco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ppca Holdco LimitedRev. — · Profit £275k
- Shaftec Topco LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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