How much does Anchor Pumps Company Limited make?

Anchor Pumps Company Limited reported revenue of £15.9m and £967k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Anchor Pumps Company Limited have?

Anchor Pumps Company Limited reported an average of 28 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

Is Anchor Pumps Company Limited profitable?

Yes — Anchor Pumps Company Limited reported a profit of £967k in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

Company No. 02113726 · Incorporated 23 Mar 1987

Anchor Pumps Company Limited

Registered name: ANCHOR PUMPS COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Soff Bidco Limited group

Anchor Pumps Company Limited made £15.9m revenue and £967k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

Anchor Pumps Company Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £15.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £967k profit and 28 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Warrington; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

Status: Active
Location: Warrington, North West
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£15.9m

Growth ▲5.7%

Profit

£967k

Growth ▼43.7%

Profit margin

6.1%

Gross 20.6%

Employees

Change ▲7.7%

Profit / employee

£34.5k

Revenue/employee £568k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£15.1m	£15.9m
Cost of sales	—	£11.4m	£12.6m
Gross profit	—	£3.6m	£3.3m
Operating profit	—	£2.1m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	—	£2.1m	£1.3m
Profit after tax	—	£1.7m	£967k
Profit (best available)	—	£1.7m	£967k
Employees (average)	25	26	28
Ratios
Profit margin	—	11.4%	6.1%
Gross margin	—	24%	20.6%
Revenue per employee	—	£579k	£568k
Profit per employee	—	£66k	£34.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲5.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼43.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲4%	▲7.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£413k	£453k	£339k
Net assets	£2.5m	£3m	£3.9m
Fixed assets	£34.4k	£117k	£112k
Current assets	£4.1m	£6.2m	£6.6m
Debtors	£384k	£793k	£900k
Deferred income	—	£7k	£45k
Source	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	Accounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 6.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £568k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £34.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.7%; 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: ▲29%; Now £3.9m
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £339k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 28
Deferred income: ▲543%; Now £45k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £112k

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Soff Bidco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Anchor Pumps Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (4)

Bosta (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Epco LimitedFigures not disclosed
Megagroup Logistic Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Plimat (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £967k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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