Genair UK Ltd
Registered name: GENAIR UK LTD
Part of Star Willow Topco Limited groupGenair UK Ltd made £17.9m revenue and £4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.
Genair UK Ltd’s revenue grew 20% to £17.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £4m profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods” and is based in Solihull; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.3m | £13.5m | £14.9m | £17.9m |
| Cost of sales | £7m | £8.4m | £8.7m | £9.8m |
| Gross profit | £5.3m | £5.1m | £6.2m | £8.1m |
| Operating profit | £3.9m | £3.5m | £4.7m | £5.2m |
| Profit before tax | £3.9m | £3.4m | £4.7m | £5.2m |
| Profit after tax | £3.1m | £2.7m | £3.5m | £4m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.1m | £2.7m | £3.5m | £4m |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.7m | £2.7m |
| Employees (average) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 39 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 24.9% | 19.9% | 23.5% | 22.1% |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 37.9% | 41.7% | 45.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £440k | £466k | £465k | £460k |
| Profit per employee | £109k | £92.8k | £109k | £102k |
| Cash conversion | −93.5% | −86.6% | −116.8% | −158.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.9% | ▲10% | ▲20.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼12.1% | ▲29.9% | ▲13.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.6% | ▲10.3% | ▲21.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £999k | £1.4m | £2.4m | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £3.3m | £5.2m | £9.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £7.9m |
| Current assets | £4.1m | £4.6m | £7.1m | £9.5m |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £3m | £3.4m | £4.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£3.6m | −£3m | −£5.5m | −£8.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £460k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £102k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −158.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 43.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.2%
- 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
- ▲77%
- Now £9.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- ▲22%
- Now 39
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲441%
- Now £7.9m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Star Willow Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Star Willow Midco Limited75–100%
- Star Willow Bidco Limited75–100%
- Genair UK Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Genair Asset Leasing 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 30 Apr 2026 (profit £4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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