A1 Wholesale Distribution Ltd
Registered name: A1 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION LTD
A1 Wholesale Distribution Ltd made £9.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
A1 Wholesale Distribution Ltd’s revenue grew 64% to £9.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.3m profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Romford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Romford, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.8m | £6m | £9.8m |
| Cost of sales | £3.6m | £4.3m | £7.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £1.7m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £796k | £1.2m | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £796k | £1.2m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £647k | £1m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £647k | £1m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.5% | 16.8% | 13.7% |
| Gross margin | 25.1% | 28.2% | 23.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £961k | £746k | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | £129k | £125k | £149k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲64.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲34.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £42.5k | £62.9k | £225k |
| Net assets | £912k | £1.6m | £2.7m |
| Fixed assets | £878k | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Current assets | £209k | £466k | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £48.1k | £143k | £355k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £149k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.6%
- 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
- ▲66%
- Now £2.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲257%
- Now £225k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £1.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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