Abl Scents Ltd.
Registered name: ABL SCENTS LTD.
Abl Scents Ltd. made £107k revenue and £1.9k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Abl Scents Ltd.’s revenue fell 13% to £107k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £1.9k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £77k | £123k | £107k |
| Cost of sales | — | £43.8k | £91.4k | £60.6k |
| Gross profit | — | £33.2k | £31.5k | £46.3k |
| Operating profit | — | £2k | £2.5k | £2.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | £2k | £2.5k | £2.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | £1k | £1.7k | £1.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1k | £1.7k | £1.9k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 43.1% | 25.6% | 43.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £77k | £61.5k | £53.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1k | £865 | £936 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲59.7% | ▼13.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲65.4% | ▲8.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £3.5k | £1.6k | £4.7k |
| Net assets | £6.3k | £7.4k | £9.1k | £11k |
| Fixed assets | £9.4k | £6.3k | £3.1k | — |
| Current assets | £8.8k | £21k | £24.1k | £38.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £936
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £11k
- Cash at bank
- ▲186%
- Now £4.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £1.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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