How many employees does Alta Limited have?

Alta Limited reported an average of 44 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Alta Limited profitable?

Yes — Alta Limited reported a profit of £267k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC166236 · Incorporated 12 Jun 1996

Alta Limited

Registered name: ALTA LIMITED

Alta Limited made £267k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Alta Limited reported £267k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 44 employees. The company is classified under “support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care)”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01629Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Scotland
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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 ultimate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£267k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▲2.3%

Profit / employee

£6.1k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	−£1.6k	£104k	−£255k	£267k
Profit (best available)	−£1.6k	£104k	−£255k	£267k
Employees (average)	45	40	43	44
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	−£36	£2.6k	−£5.9k	£6.1k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	▼346.3%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼11.1%	▲7.5%	▲2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£60.7k	£206k	£90.5k	£458k
Net assets	£2.5m	£2.6m	£2.3m	£2.6m
Fixed assets	£128k	£96.3k	£63.4k	£33.4k
Current assets	£3.7m	£4.5m	£3.3m	£3.7m
Debtors	£2.8m	£3m	£2.1m	£1.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲11%; Now £2.6m
Cash at bank: ▲406%; Now £458k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 44
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼47%; Now £33.4k

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £267k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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