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Company No. 09219236 · Incorporated 15 Sep 2014

Gorilla Glue Europe Limited

Registered name: GORILLA GLUE EUROPE LIMITED

Gorilla Glue Europe Limited made £40.8m revenue and £3.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Gorilla Glue Europe Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £40.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.6m profit and 69 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Status
Active
Location
Chorley, North West
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£40.8m
Growth ▲12.6%
Profit
£3.6m
Growth ▲171%
Profit margin
8.8%
Gross 37.7%
Employees
69
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£51.8k
Revenue/employee £591k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£33.6m£37.1m£36.2m£40.8m
Cost of sales£19.5m£24.3m£23.7m£25.4m
Gross profit£14.1m£12.8m£12.5m£15.4m
Operating profit£5.2m£1.8m£1.3m£3.4m
Profit before tax£5.1m£1.8m£1.3m£3.6m
Profit after tax£4.1m£1.3m——
Profit (best available)£4.1m£1.3m£1.3m£3.6m
Staff costs—£4.9m£4.6m£5m
Employees (average)69696969
Ratios
Profit margin12.3%3.6%3.6%8.8%
Gross margin41.9%34.4%34.5%37.7%
Revenue per employee£487k£538k£525k£591k
Profit per employee£59.7k£19.4k£19.1k£51.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲10.5%▼2.4%▲12.6%
Profit growth—▼67.4%▼1.6%▲171%
Headcount growth—0%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£1.2m£2.7m£4m
Net assets£13.1m£14.5m£15.5m£18.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
37.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£591k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£51.8k
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.
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
▲17%
Now £18.1m
Cash at bank
▲51%
Now £4m
Headcount
0%
Now 69
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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