Richard Austin Alloys Limited
Registered name: RICHARD AUSTIN ALLOYS LIMITED
Part of Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limited groupRichard Austin Alloys Limited made £950k revenue and a £100k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Richard Austin Alloys Limited’s revenue fell 70% to £950k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £100k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Estate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Estate, Scotland
- Age
- 45 yrs · since 1981
- 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 | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3.2m | £950k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £915k | £2.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £5.1m | £4.6k |
| Profit after tax | £32.7m | £5.6m | £4.8m | −£100k |
| Profit (best available) | £32.7m | £5.6m | £4.8m | −£100k |
| Employees (average) | 272 | 265 | 283 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 150.6% | −10.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £11.2k | — |
| Profit per employee | £120k | £21.2k | £16.8k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼69.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼82.8% | ▼15.2% | ▼102.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.6% | ▲6.8% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £693k | £4.7m | £3.1m | £127k |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £772k | £1.3m | £690k |
| Fixed assets | £15.7m | £19m | £19.2m | £15.5m |
| Current assets | £2.4m | £5m | £4m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6.3m |
| 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
- −10.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1631%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 659.1%
- 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
- ▼47%
- Now £690k
- Cash at bank
- ▼96%
- Now £127k
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼19%
- Now £15.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Richard Austin Alloys Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Richard Austin Alloys Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (6)
- Richard Austin Alloys (Northern) LimitedRev. £51m · Profit £585k
- Richard Austin Alloys (Midlands) LimitedRev. £44m · Profit £552k
- Richard Austin Alloys (North West) LimitedRev. £41.2m · Profit £419k
- Richard Austin Alloys (Scotland) LimitedRev. £34.9m · Profit £877k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South East) LimitedRev. £32.4m · Profit £225k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South West) LimitedRev. £31.3m · Profit £254k
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 −£100k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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