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Company No. 11852740 · Incorporated 28 Feb 2019

Alcotra UK Limited

Registered name: ALCOTRA UK LIMITED

Alcotra UK Limited made £31.2m revenue and £818k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Alcotra UK Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £31.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £818k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of chemical products” and is based in Cheadle Hulme; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products
Status
Active
Location
Cheadle Hulme, North West
Age
7 yrs · since 2019
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. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate controlling party is Alcotra Holdings SA a company registered in Belgium. The financial statements for the company can be obtained from Alcotra Holdings SA, Boulevard du Sov”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light
Revenue
£31.2m
Growth ▼3.3%
Profit
£818k
Growth ▼2.3%
Profit margin
2.6%
Gross 5.3%
Employees
5
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£164k
Revenue/employee £6.2m
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£37.3m£32.3m£31.2m
Cost of sales£35.1m£30.6m£29.6m
Gross profit£2.1m£1.7m£1.7m
Operating profit£1.5m£1.1m£1.1m
Profit before tax£1.5m£1.1m£1.1m
Profit after tax£1.1m£837k£818k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£837k£818k
Staff costs£92.6k£89.7k£73.2k
Employees (average)655
Ratios
Profit margin3.1%2.6%2.6%
Gross margin5.7%5.4%5.3%
Revenue per employee£6.2m£6.5m£6.2m
Profit per employee£191k£167k£164k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼13.3%▼3.3%
Profit growth—▼26.9%▼2.3%
Headcount growth—▼16.7%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.3m£3.2m£3.1m
Net assets£1.6m£1.6m£1.4m
Fixed assets£2.1k£1.3k£1.2k
Current assets£14.6m£14.9m£12.5m
Debtors£8.6m£9.6m£8.3m
Deferred income£251k£501k£868k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
5.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£6.2m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£164k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
26.4%
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
▼11%
Now £1.4m
Cash at bank
▼3%
Now £3.1m
Headcount
0%
Now 5
Deferred income
▲73%
Now £868k
Fixed assets
▼7%
Now £1.2k

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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £818k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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