United Brands Ltd
Registered name: UNITED BRANDS LTD
Part of True Capital III LP groupUnited Brands Ltd made £27.1m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
United Brands Ltd’s revenue fell 16% to £27.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.6m profit. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in East Kilbride; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- East Kilbride
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37.1m | £32.2m | £27.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£24m | −£21.4m | −£14m |
| Gross profit | £13.1m | £10.9m | £13.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £2m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.1% | 5.4% | 6% |
| Gross margin | 35.3% | 33.7% | 48.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13.1% | ▼15.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.5% | ▼6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- True Capital III LPultimate parent50–75%
- Detroit Topco Limited75–100%
- Detroit Midco Limited75–100%
- Detroit Bidco Limited75–100%
- United Brands Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- GDK International LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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