A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limited
Registered name: A. ALEXANDER & SON (ELECTRICAL) LIMITED
Part of A. Alexander Group Ltd groupA. 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 73 | 82 | 89 | 67 |
| 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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.
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
Group structure
Ownership chain
- A. Alexander Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Aag 1962 LtdFigures not disclosed
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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