Aldridge & Sons Recovery Ltd
Registered name: ALDRIDGE & SONS RECOVERY LTD
Aldridge & Sons Recovery Ltd made £1.9m revenue and £97.6k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Aldridge & Sons Recovery Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £1.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £97.6k profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Bude; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bude, South West
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £369k | £429k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £58k | £119k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£7.3k | £83.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£1.7k | £97.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£1.7k | £97.6k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.1% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 20.6% | 22.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £81.6k | £82k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£77 | £4.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲40% | ▲57.1% | ▲4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £49.7k | £157k | £73.7k | £68.8k |
| Net assets | £34.8k | £170k | £162k | £205k |
| Fixed assets | £29.7k | £483k | £784k | £712k |
| Current assets | £146k | £322k | £295k | £423k |
| Debtors | £96.3k | £156k | £216k | £302k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £82k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 37.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £205k
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £68.8k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £712k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £97.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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