Aq Wiring Systems Rockford Ltd
Registered name: AQ WIRING SYSTEMS ROCKFORD LTD
Part of Aq Group Ab groupAq Wiring Systems Rockford Ltd made £11m revenue and £33.7k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Aq Wiring Systems Rockford Ltd’s revenue grew 6% to £11m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £33.7k profit and 127 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables” and is based in Worksop; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Worksop, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.6m | £10.4m | £11m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £5.2m | £7.3m | £7.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.5m | £3.1m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £397k | £362k | £316k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £263k | £73k | £33.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £263k | £94.5k | £33.7k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £263k | £94.5k | £33.7k |
| Staff costs | — | — | — | £3.7m | £4.3m |
| Employees (average) | 127 | 115 | 112 | 120 | 127 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.4% | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 32.5% | 29.8% | 31.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £68.3k | £86.6k | £86.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.4k | £787 | £265 |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 588% | 6.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲35.9% | ▲5.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼64.1% | ▼64.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.4% | ▼2.6% | ▲7.1% | ▲5.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £217k | £102k | £50.8k | £856k | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £502k | −£233k | £30.2k | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £646k | £714k | £668k | £566k | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £4.3m | £4m | £3.7m | £7.3m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £835k | £1.1m | £1.1m | £2.7m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | — | £2.1m | £20.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £86.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £265
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 6.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.4%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲48%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 127
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲95%
- Now £1.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Aq Group Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Aq Wiring Systems Rockford Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 £33.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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