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Company No. 05776306 · Incorporated 10 Apr 2006

NW Trading (Commodities) Limited

Registered name: NW TRADING (COMMODITIES) LIMITED

Part of NWT Group Limited group

NW Trading (Commodities) Limited made £29.7m revenue and £90.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

NW Trading (Commodities) Limited’s revenue grew 62% to £29.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £90.4k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of chemical products” and is based in Birkenhead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products
Status
Active
Location
Birkenhead, North West
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
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: “NW Trading (Holdings)”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£29.7m
Growth ▲61.8%
Profit
£90.4k
Growth ▼80.8%
Profit margin
0.3%
Gross 10.2%
Employees
8
Change ▲33.3%
Profit / employee
£11.3k
Revenue/employee £3.7m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£50.3m£15.3m£18.3m£29.7m
Cost of sales£44.4m£13.3m£16.1m£26.7m
Gross profit£5.8m£2.1m£2.2m£3m
Profit before tax£677k−£283k£498k£123k
Profit after tax£677k−£283k£472k£90.4k
Profit (best available)£677k−£283k£472k£90.4k
Staff costs£136k£168k£180k£186k
Employees (average)2368
Ratios
Profit margin1.4%−1.8%2.6%0.3%
Gross margin11.6%13.6%12%10.2%
Revenue per employee£25.1m£5.1m£3.1m£3.7m
Profit per employee£338k−£94.3k£78.6k£11.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼69.5%▲19.5%▲61.8%
Profit growth—▼141.8%—▼80.8%
Headcount growth—▲50%▲100%▲33.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.8m£2.1m£2.4m£24.5k
Net assets£1.8m£1.5m£2m£2.1m
Current assets£14.7m£11.9m£14.6m£14.7m
Debtors£2.1m£532k£600k£1.4m
Deferred income£2m−£97k——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£3.7m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.8%
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
▲5%
Now £2.1m
Cash at bank
▼99%
Now £24.5k
Headcount
▲33%
Now 8
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. NWT Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. NW Trading (Holdings) Limited75–100%
  3. NW Trading (Commodities) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (8)

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 £90.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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