Etico the Ethical Trading Company Limited
Registered name: ETICO THE ETHICAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
Etico the Ethical Trading Company Limited made £3.4m revenue and £6.7k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Etico the Ethical Trading Company Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £3.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £6.7k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 24 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £5.3m | £4.6m | £3.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.2m | £4.5m | £3.2m |
| Gross profit | — | £114k | £118k | £213k |
| Operating profit | — | −£154k | −£131k | £7.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | £76.4k | £21.9k | £8.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | £58.6k | £17.8k | £6.7k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £58.6k | £17.8k | £6.7k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 2.1% | 2.6% | 6.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1.3m | £920k | £677k |
| Profit per employee | — | £14.6k | £3.6k | £1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼14% | ▼26.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼69.7% | ▼62.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% | ▲25% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £108k | £157k | £69.7k | £85k |
| Net assets | £472k | £531k | £548k | £555k |
| Fixed assets | £762k | £810k | £797k | £792k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £4.3m | £3.6m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £890k | £1.1m | £828k | £758k |
| Deferred income | £160k | £177k | £22k | £22k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £677k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.4%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £555k
- Cash at bank
- ▲22%
- Now £85k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £22k
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £792k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £6.7k), 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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