Franke U.K. Limited
Registered name: FRANKE U.K. LIMITED
Part of Franke U.K. Holding Limited groupFranke U.K. Limited made £32.7m revenue and £676k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Franke U.K. Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £32.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £676k profit and 62 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Falkirk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Falkirk, Scotland
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- 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: “The Company is a subsidiary undertaking of Franke UK Holding Limited. The ultimate parent company is Artemis Holding AG.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £44.2m | £39.4m | £36.7m | £32.7m |
| Cost of sales | £30.6m | £27.6m | £25m | £20.9m |
| Gross profit | £13.6m | £11.8m | £11.7m | £11.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.7m | −£1.3m | −£932k | £980k |
| Profit before tax | £1.7m | −£1.3m | −£885k | £966k |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | −£1m | −£691k | £676k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | −£1m | −£691k | £676k |
| Staff costs | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.7m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 76 | 69 | 61 | 62 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3% | −2.6% | −1.9% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 30% | 31.8% | 35.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £582k | £571k | £602k | £527k |
| Profit per employee | £17.3k | −£14.9k | −£11.3k | £10.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼10.9% | ▼6.8% | ▼11% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼178.2% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.2% | ▼11.6% | ▲1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.5m | £5.2m | £5.2m | £2.5m |
| Net assets | £6.6m | £5.6m | £3.7m | £4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1m | £831k | £646k | £543k |
| Current assets | £12.8m | £11.4m | £11.6m | £11.6m |
| Debtors | £424k | £988k | £0 | £4.8m |
| Deferred income | £3.5m | £2.1m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £527k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.7%
- 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
- ▲18%
- Now £4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼52%
- Now £2.5m
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 62
- Deferred income
- ▲3%
- Now £1.6m
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £543k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Franke U.K. Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Franke U.K. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sinks and Things LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Carron Phoenix LimitedRev. £3.2m · Profit −£291k
- Carron Phoenix Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Forth & Clyde Distribution LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Franke Sissons Pension Trustees 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £676k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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