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Company No. SC037551 · Incorporated 25 Apr 1962

A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limited

Registered name: A. ALEXANDER & SON (ELECTRICAL) LIMITED

Part of A. Alexander Group Ltd group

A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limited made £13.1m revenue and £568k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £568k profit and 67 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Scotland
Age
64 yrs · since 1962
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.1m
Growth ▲20.7%
Profit
£568k
Growth ▲113.9%
Profit margin
4.3%
Gross 21%
Employees
67
Change ▼24.7%
Profit / employee
£8.5k
Revenue/employee £195k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£10.8m£13.1m
Cost of sales——£8.8m£10.3m
Gross profit——£2m£2.7m
Operating profit——£380k£789k
Profit before tax——£367k£771k
Profit after tax——£266k£568k
Profit (best available)——£266k£568k
Staff costs——£3.1m£3.6m
Employees (average)73828967
Ratios
Profit margin——2.5%4.3%
Gross margin——18.9%21%
Revenue per employee——£122k£195k
Profit per employee——£3k£8.5k
Cash conversion——−147.4%−74.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲20.7%
Profit growth———▲113.9%
Headcount growth—▲12.3%▲8.5%▼24.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£40.8k£181k£581k£766k
Net assets£1.4m£1.5m£1.8m£2.3m
Fixed assets£575k£642k£704k£785k
Current assets£2.4m£2.1m£3m£3.9m
Debtors£1.2m£1.3m£1.4m£1.8m
Cash from operations——−£560k−£585k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£195k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−74.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.7%
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
▲28%
Now £2.3m
Cash at bank
▲32%
Now £766k
Headcount
▼25%
Now 67
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲11%
Now £785k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. A. Alexander Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £568k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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