King Lifting Limited
Registered name: KING LIFTING LIMITED
King Lifting Limited made £50.1m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
King Lifting Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £50.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £3.3m profit and 279 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods” and is based in Avonmouth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Avonmouth, South West
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- 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 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £52.1m | £53.2m | £50.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£28.4m | −£31m | −£28.1m |
| Gross profit | £23.8m | £22.2m | £22m |
| Operating profit | £9.5m | £7.5m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £8.9m | £6.7m | £4.5m |
| Profit after tax | £6.7m | £5.1m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.7m | £5.1m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | 253 | 263 | 279 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 12.8% | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | 45.6% | 41.8% | 43.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £206k | £202k | £180k |
| Profit per employee | £26.4k | £19.3k | £11.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2% | ▼5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼24% | ▼35% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £180k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.8k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 279
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Atlas Industrial Removals LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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