United Supplies Limited
Registered name: UNITED SUPPLIES LIMITED
United Supplies Limited made £2.9m revenue and £220k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
United Supplies Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £2.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £220k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1986
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.7m | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.9m |
| Cost of sales | £2m | £2.1m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Gross profit | £750k | £783k | £782k | £864k |
| Operating profit | £261k | £252k | £188k | £279k |
| Profit before tax | £261k | £264k | £214k | £302k |
| Profit after tax | £210k | £203k | £170k | £220k |
| Profit (best available) | £210k | £203k | £170k | £220k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.6% | 7% | 6% | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | 27.3% | 26.8% | 27.7% | 29.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £250k | £266k | £235k | £246k |
| Profit per employee | £19.1k | £18.5k | £14.2k | £18.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.4% | ▼3.5% | ▲4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼2.9% | ▼16.4% | ▲29.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲9.1% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £253k | £242k | £279k | £256k |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £202k | £220k | £294k | £237k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £246k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.1%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £256k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Grovelaw LimitedFigures 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £220k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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