Northumberland Merchants Limited
Registered name: NORTHUMBERLAND MERCHANTS LIMITED
Northumberland Merchants Limited made £264k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Northumberland Merchants Limited reported £264k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, down 11% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 27 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £558k | £347k | £296k | £264k |
| Profit (best available) | £558k | £347k | £296k | £264k |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £22.3k | £13.9k | £11.4k | £9.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼37.7% | ▼14.8% | ▼10.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲4% | ▲3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £597k | £594k | £594k | £591k |
| Fixed assets | £599k | £599k | £599k | £599k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
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
- £9.8k
- 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.
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
- ▼0%
- Now £591k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 27
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £599k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ibt Building & Timber (Merchants) LtdRev. £12.1m · Profit £267k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £264k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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