Avl Powertrain UK Limited
Registered name: AVL POWERTRAIN UK LIMITED
Part of Avl List Gmbh groupAvl Powertrain UK Limited made £48.2m revenue and £6.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Avl Powertrain UK Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £48.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £6.5m profit and 244 employees. The company is classified under “engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities” and is based in Basildon; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Basildon, East of England
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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: “The share capital is owned by AVL UK Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The ultimate holding company is List Capital and Consulting GmbH, a company registered in Austria.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £51.3m | £48.2m |
| Cost of sales | £38.6m | £36.5m |
| Gross profit | £12.7m | £11.7m |
| Operating profit | £8.1m | £8.6m |
| Profit before tax | £8.3m | £8.8m |
| Profit after tax | £6.2m | £6.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.2m | £6.5m |
| Staff costs | £19.3m | £18.7m |
| Employees (average) | 249 | 244 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 12.1% | 13.6% |
| Gross margin | 24.7% | 24.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £206k | £197k |
| Profit per employee | £24.8k | £26.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲5.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £4.6m | £648k |
| Net assets | £13.4m | £13.9m |
| Fixed assets | £9.3m | £8.7m |
| Current assets | £17.3m | £16.8m |
| Debtors | £9m | £8.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £197k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £26.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £13.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼86%
- Now £648k
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 244
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £8.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Avl List Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Avl UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Avl Powertrain UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Avl United Kingdom LimitedRev. £42.7m · Profit £658k
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 £6.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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