First Zipper (UK) Limited
Registered name: FIRST ZIPPER (UK) LIMITED
First Zipper (UK) Limited made £175k revenue and £2.6k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
First Zipper (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £175k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £2.6k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “finishing of textiles” and is based in Aberdeenshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1985
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £133k | £163k | £176k | £175k |
| Cost of sales | £94.1k | £113k | £119k | £115k |
| Gross profit | £70.2k | £50.1k | £56.7k | £59.9k |
| Operating profit | £13.7k | −£633 | £614 | £2.6k |
| Profit before tax | £13.7k | −£633 | £614 | £2.6k |
| Profit after tax | £13.7k | −£633 | £614 | £2.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £13.7k | −£633 | £614 | £2.6k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.3% | −0.4% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 52.9% | 30.7% | 32.3% | 34.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £44.3k | £54.3k | £58.6k | £58.2k |
| Profit per employee | £4.6k | −£211 | £205 | £854 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.7% | ▲7.9% | ▼0.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼104.6% | — | ▲317.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £21.5k | £16.2k | £20.9k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £68.6k | £67.9k | £68.6k | £71.1k |
| Fixed assets | £92.3k | £91.5k | £96.7k | £95.1k |
| Current assets | £57.7k | £63k | £58.7k | £42.3k |
| Debtors | £16.9k | £22.1k | £16.2k | £17.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £58.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £854
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 54.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.3%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £71.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £4.9k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £95.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £2.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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