How much does Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited make?

Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited reported revenue of £14m and £690k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited have?

Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited reported an average of 26 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited profitable?

Yes — Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited reported a profit of £690k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02167522 · Incorporated 21 Sep 1987

Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited

Registered name: TRICEL (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED

Part of Acstk Holdings Two Iom Unlimited group

Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited made £14m revenue and £690k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Tricel (Portsmouth) Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £14m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £690k profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of pumps” and is based in Waterlooville; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28131Manufacture of pumps

Status: Active
Location: Waterlooville, South East
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. From the filing: “Tricel Holdings (UK) Limited is the parent company. Tricel Holdings (UK) Limited's ultimate parent undertaking is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£14m

Growth ▲29.7%

Profit

£690k

Growth ▲21.8%

Profit margin

4.9%

Gross 15.6%

Employees

Change ▼3.7%

Profit / employee

£26.5k

Revenue/employee £537k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11.4m	£11.9m	£10.8m	£14m
Cost of sales	—	£9.4m	£9.7m	£9.1m	£11.8m
Gross profit	—	£2m	£2.1m	£1.7m	£2.2m
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	£947k
Profit before tax	—	£896k	£928k	£774k	£949k
Profit after tax	—	£718k	£703k	£567k	£690k
Profit (best available)	—	£718k	£703k	£567k	£690k
Staff costs	—	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.4m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	23	26	29	27	26
Ratios
Profit margin	—	6.3%	5.9%	5.3%	4.9%
Gross margin	—	17.2%	17.9%	15.7%	15.6%
Revenue per employee	—	£438k	£410k	£399k	£537k
Profit per employee	—	£27.6k	£24.2k	£21k	£26.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲4.4%	▼9.4%	▲29.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼2.1%	▼19.4%	▲21.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲13%	▲11.5%	▼6.9%	▼3.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£484k	£293k	£255k	£159k	£226k
Net assets	£4m	£4.8m	£5.5m	£6m	£6.7m
Fixed assets	£169k	£147k	£167k	£6.5k	£140k
Current assets	£4.6m	£6.7m	£6.8m	£6.8m	£8m
Debtors	£1.1m	£2.5m	£2.1m	£1.8m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£243k	£210k	£363k	£56.6k	£243k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £537k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £26.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.5%; 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 £6.7m
Cash at bank: ▲42%; Now £226k
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 26
Deferred income: ▲328%; Now £243k
Fixed assets: ▲2054%; Now £140k

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

Acstk Holdings Two Iom Unlimited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Tricel Holdings (UK) Limited75–100%
Tricel (Portsmouth) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (9)

Magnum Industries Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed
Matrix Composite Materials Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Omni Pump International LimitedRev. — · Profit £353k
Tricel (Gloucester) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tricel (Lanark) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tricel (Weston) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tricel Composites (GB) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tricel Composites (Ni) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tricel Water 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £690k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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