How much does A. Poortman (London) Limited make?

A. Poortman (London) Limited reported revenue of £96.1m and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A. Poortman (London) Limited have?

A. Poortman (London) Limited reported an average of 33 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is A. Poortman (London) Limited profitable?

Yes — A. Poortman (London) Limited reported a profit of £2.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00485890 · Incorporated 1 Sep 1950

A. Poortman (London) Limited

Registered name: A. POORTMAN (LONDON) LIMITED

A. Poortman (London) Limited made £96.1m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

A. Poortman (London) Limited’s revenue grew 35% to £96.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.6m profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46210Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 76 yrs · since 1950
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: “Alliance Pulse Processors Inc..”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£96.1m

Growth ▲35.5%

Profit

£2.6m

Growth ▼25.1%

Profit margin

2.7%

Gross 9.2%

Employees

Change ▼5.7%

Profit / employee

£78.5k

Revenue/employee £2.9m

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£71m	£96.1m
Cost of sales	£63.9m	£87.3m
Gross profit	£7.1m	£8.9m
Operating profit	£4.3m	£4m
Profit before tax	£4.4m	£3.7m
Profit after tax	£3.5m	£2.6m
Profit (best available)	£3.5m	£2.6m
Staff costs	£2.8m	£3.1m
Employees (average)	35	33
Ratios
Profit margin	4.9%	2.7%
Gross margin	9.9%	9.2%
Revenue per employee	£2m	£2.9m
Profit per employee	£98.7k	£78.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲35.5%
Profit growth	—	▼25.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£953k	£3.6m
Net assets	£22.9m	£25.5m
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£2.4m
Current assets	£32.7m	£41.1m
Debtors	£14.5m	£12.1m
Deferred income	£1.7m	£2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £2.9m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £78.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.6%; 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 £25.5m
Cash at bank: ▲274%; Now £3.6m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 33
Deferred income: ▲20%; Now £2m
Fixed assets: ▲116%; Now £2.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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