Upper Canada UK Limited
Registered name: UPPER CANADA UK LIMITED
Upper Canada UK Limited made £20.9m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Upper Canada UK Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £20.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- 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&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) | £10.1m | £18.8m | £20.4m | £20.9m |
| Cost of sales | £7m | £12.4m | £12.9m | £13.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £6.4m | £7.5m | £7.2m |
| Operating profit | £372k | £2.3m | £3.4m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £607k | £2.2m | £3.1m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £485k | £1.6m | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £485k | £1.6m | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 40 | 44 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.8% | 8.8% | 11.4% | 9.3% |
| Gross margin | 30.8% | 34.1% | 37% | 34.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £225k | £470k | £464k | £445k |
| Profit per employee | £10.8k | £41.2k | £53.1k | £41.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲85.8% | ▲8.6% | ▲2.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲239.6% | ▲41.8% | ▼17.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11.1% | ▲10% | ▲6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £2m | £6.7m | £5.6m |
| Net assets | £5.7m | £7.1m | £9m | £10.3m |
| Fixed assets | £6.6m | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.6m |
| Current assets | £7.4m | £8.6m | £11.7m | £10m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £3.9m | £3.3m | £2.2m |
| Deferred income | £49.8k | £441k | £426k | £399k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £445k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £41.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £10.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼16%
- Now £5.6m
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- ▼6%
- Now £399k
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £4.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Look Beauty LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Vintage Cosmetic Company 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 £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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