Arden Winch & Co Limited
Registered name: ARDEN WINCH & CO LIMITED
Arden Winch & Co Limited made £8.8m revenue and £302k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Arden Winch & Co Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £8.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £302k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in South Yorkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.7m | £9.5m | £9.3m | £8.8m |
| Cost of sales | £5.3m | £6.6m | £6.4m | £6.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £406k | £533k | £399k | £417k |
| Profit before tax | £406k | £542k | £428k | £441k |
| Profit after tax | £325k | £403k | £312k | £302k |
| Profit (best available) | £325k | £403k | £312k | £302k |
| Staff costs | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Gross margin | 31% | 30.2% | 30.9% | 30.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £145k | £170k | £166k | £163k |
| Profit per employee | £6.1k | £7.2k | £5.6k | £5.6k |
| Cash conversion | −72.6% | −141.4% | −119.4% | −89.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲24% | ▼2.1% | ▼5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲24.3% | ▼22.6% | ▼3.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.7% | 0% | ▼3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1m |
| Net assets | £4.5m | £4.7m | £4.9m | £5.3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.9m | £3m | £3.9m |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £3.5m | £3.6m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£295k | −£753k | −£476k | −£374k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £163k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −89.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 43.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.1%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £5.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲27%
- Now £3.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sheaf Valley Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £302k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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