Shoda Sauces Europe Company Limited
Registered name: SHODA SAUCES EUROPE COMPANY LIMITED
Shoda Sauces Europe Company Limited made £28.1m revenue and £908k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Shoda Sauces Europe Company Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £28.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £908k profit and 111 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of condiments and seasonings” and is based in Blaina; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blaina, Wales
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.8m | £21.3m | £25.1m | £28.1m |
| Cost of sales | £18.7m | £17.7m | £20.2m | £21.8m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.6m | £4.9m | £6.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£723k | −£581k | £153k | £787k |
| Profit after tax | −£723k | −£581k | £201k | £908k |
| Profit (best available) | −£723k | −£581k | £201k | £908k |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £3.3m | £4.1m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 86 | 106 | 110 | 111 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.3% | −2.7% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | 14% | 17% | 19.5% | 22.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £253k | £201k | £228k | £253k |
| Profit per employee | −£8.4k | −£5.5k | £1.8k | £8.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.1% | ▲17.6% | ▲11.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲351.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲23.3% | ▲3.8% | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £415k | £691k | £577k | £524k |
| Net assets | £3.1m | £2.6m | £2.8m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £3.8m | £3.5m | £4.8m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £7.6m | £9.9m | £9m | £10.2m |
| Debtors | £4.3m | £4.4m | £4.7m | £5.4m |
| Deferred income | £245k | £372k | £308k | £336k |
| Cash from operations | £393k | £2.4m | −£1.6m | −£169k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £253k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.4%
- 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
- ▲33%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £524k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 111
- Deferred income
- ▲9%
- Now £336k
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £4.7m
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)
- Shoda Shoyu (Europe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Speciality Sauce 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 Jul 2025 (profit £908k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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