Richard Austin Alloys (Midlands) Limited
Registered name: RICHARD AUSTIN ALLOYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
Part of Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limited groupRichard Austin Alloys (Midlands) Limited made £44m revenue and £552k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Richard Austin Alloys (Midlands) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £44m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £552k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £60.1m | £53.1m | £45.9m | £44m |
| Cost of sales | £47.9m | £46.9m | £40.6m | £38.9m |
| Gross profit | £12.2m | £6.1m | £5.2m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | £8.3m | £1.8m | £1.2m | £733k |
| Profit before tax | £8.2m | £1.8m | £1.2m | £737k |
| Profit after tax | £6.6m | £1.4m | £863k | £552k |
| Profit (best available) | £6.6m | £1.4m | £863k | £552k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 41 | 41 | 45 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.1% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1m | £936k |
| Profit per employee | £162k | £35k | £19.2k | £11.8k |
| Cash conversion | −11.7% | −286% | −221.5% | 340.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.7% | ▼13.6% | ▼4.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼78.4% | ▼39.9% | ▼36% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲9.8% | ▲4.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £23 | £2.3m | £3.8m | £643k |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £11.9m | £12.2m | £12.4m |
| Fixed assets | £167k | £453k | £434k | £435k |
| Current assets | £28.2m | £22.6m | £23.1m | £20.2m |
| Debtors | £14m | £8.7m | £8.4m | £7.9m |
| Cash from operations | −£967k | −£5.2m | −£2.6m | £2.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £936k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 340.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £12.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £643k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £435k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Richard Austin Alloys (Midlands) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Richard Austin Alloys (Northern) LimitedRev. £51m · Profit £585k
- Richard Austin Alloys (North West) LimitedRev. £41.2m · Profit £419k
- Richard Austin Alloys (Scotland) LimitedRev. £34.9m · Profit £877k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South East) LimitedRev. £32.4m · Profit £225k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South West) LimitedRev. £31.3m · Profit £254k
- Richard Austin Alloys LimitedRev. £950k · Profit −£100k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £552k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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