How much does Yb Fixings Ltd make?

Yb Fixings Ltd reported revenue of £15.7m and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Yb Fixings Ltd have?

Yb Fixings Ltd reported an average of 36 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Yb Fixings Ltd profitable?

Yes — Yb Fixings Ltd reported a profit of £1.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. SC075801 · Incorporated 11 Aug 1981

Yb Fixings Ltd

Registered name: YB FIXINGS LTD

Part of Esi Technologies Limited group

Yb Fixings Ltd made £15.7m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Yb Fixings Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.4m profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other machinery and equipment” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment SIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products

Status: Active
Location: Glasgow, 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. From the filing: “ESI Process UK Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£15.7m

Growth ▼4.7%

Profit

£1.4m

Growth ▼24%

Profit margin

8.9%

Gross 35.7%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£39k

Revenue/employee £437k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17m	£16.5m	£15.7m
Cost of sales	£11.7m	£11.4m	£10.1m
Gross profit	£5.4m	£5.1m	£5.6m
Profit before tax	£2.9m	£2.3m	£1.9m
Profit after tax	£2.3m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Profit (best available)	£2.3m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Staff costs	£1.5m	£1.7m	£1.8m
Employees (average)	33	36	36
Ratios
Profit margin	13.7%	11.2%	8.9%
Gross margin	31.5%	31.1%	35.7%
Revenue per employee	£516k	£459k	£437k
Profit per employee	£70.7k	£51.3k	£39k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3%	▼4.7%
Profit growth	—	▼20.8%	▼24%
Headcount growth	—	▲9.1%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£186k	£198k
Net assets	£8.3m	£6.5m	£4m
Fixed assets	£154k	£414k	£245k
Current assets	£10.2m	£8.4m	£8.3m
Debtors	£2.3m	£2.3m	£2.2m
Cash from operations	£1.4m	£3.3m	£2.2m
Source	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £437k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £39k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.8%; 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: ▼39%; Now £4m
Cash at bank: ▲7%; Now £198k
Headcount: 0%; Now 36
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼41%; Now £245k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Esi Technologies Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Esi Process U.K. Limited75–100%
Yb Fixings Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Young Black LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (7)

U.K. Gas Technologies LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £11.3m · Profit £103k
Alphr Technology LimitedFigures not disclosed
Filtration LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fluid Controls LimitedFigures not disclosed
Precision Parts UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sunflower Medical LimitedFigures not disclosed
Trelawny SPT LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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