Royal Sanders (UK) Limited
Registered name: ROYAL SANDERS (UK) LIMITED
Royal Sanders (UK) Limited made £111m revenue and £12.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Royal Sanders (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 47% to £111m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £12.6m profit and 275 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soap and detergents” and is based in Preston; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £73m | £75.4m | £111m |
| Cost of sales | −£49.5m | −£44.6m | −£70.9m |
| Gross profit | £23.5m | £30.8m | £40.2m |
| Operating profit | £10.7m | £17.8m | £21.4m |
| Profit before tax | £10.6m | £18m | £17.4m |
| Profit after tax | £8.5m | £13.5m | £12.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £8.5m | £13.5m | £12.6m |
| Employees (average) | 227 | 218 | 275 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.7% | 17.9% | 11.3% |
| Gross margin | 32.2% | 40.8% | 36.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £321k | £346k | £404k |
| Profit per employee | £37.6k | £62k | £45.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.3% | ▲47.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲58.5% | ▼7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4% | ▲26.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £404k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £45.7k
- 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
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲26%
- Now 275
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Royal Sanders Brands LimitedRev. — · Profit £2.1m
Minority corporate shareholders
- 3I GP 2016 Limited 25–50%
- 3I Group PLC 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £12.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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