Global Ardour Recycling Limited
Registered name: GLOBAL ARDOUR RECYCLING LIMITED
Part of Greta Investments Ltd groupGlobal Ardour Recycling Limited made £184m revenue and £4.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Global Ardour Recycling Limited’s revenue was £184m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £4.5m profit. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Middlesex; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Middlesex, London
- Age
- 2 yrs · since 2024
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £159m | £184m |
| Cost of sales | £148m | −£165m |
| Gross profit | £11.6m | £19m |
| Operating profit | −£2.9m | £5.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.9m | £4.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£2m | £4.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2m | £4.5m |
| Staff costs | £14.3m | — |
| Employees (average) | 333 | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | 2.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.2% | 10.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £479k | — |
| Profit per employee | −£5.9k | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | — |
| Net assets | −£2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £8.6m | — |
| Current assets | £11.1m | — |
| Debtors | £449k | — |
| Deferred income | £1.8m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Greta Investments Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Kyvsai Limited75–100%
- Global Ardour Recycling Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Raw2k LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £454k
Sister companies (3)
- Adelphi LimitedFigures not disclosed
- West Moorland Propco 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- West Moorland Propco 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £4.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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