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Company No. 10150642 · Incorporated 27 Apr 2016

Ara Fitness Limited

Registered name: ARA FITNESS LIMITED

Ara Fitness Limited made £35.4m revenue and £4.1m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Ara Fitness Limited’s revenue grew 53% to £35.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £4.1m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Beaconsfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetSIC 93120Activities of sport clubs
Status
Active
Location
Beaconsfield, South East
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£35.4m
Growth ▲52.9%
Profit
£4.1m
Growth ▼17.6%
Profit margin
11.7%
Gross 25.8%
Employees
26
Change ▲136.4%
Profit / employee
£159k
Revenue/employee £1.4m
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£23.1m£35.4m
Cost of sales——£15.4m£26.3m
Gross profit——£7.7m£9.1m
Operating profit——£6.1m£5.4m
Profit before tax——£6.1m£5.5m
Profit after tax——£5m£4.1m
Profit (best available)——£5m£4.1m
Staff costs——£560k£1.5m
Employees (average)451126
Ratios
Profit margin——21.7%11.7%
Gross margin——33.4%25.8%
Revenue per employee——£2.1m£1.4m
Profit per employee——£457k£159k
Cash conversion——93.9%54.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲52.9%
Profit growth———▼17.6%
Headcount growth—▲25%▲120%▲136.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£1m£5.4m£4.7m
Net assets£1.3m£1.2m£5.4m£7.9m
Fixed assets£3.8k£3k£17.3k£63.5k
Current assets£1.6m£1.7m£7.6m£11.1m
Debtors£119k£20k£443k£334k
Deferred income——£140k£573k
Cash from operations——£5.8m£2.9m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
25.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.4m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£159k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
54.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.9%
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
▲46%
Now £7.9m
Cash at bank
▼13%
Now £4.7m
Headcount
▲136%
Now 26
Deferred income
▲308%
Now £573k
Fixed assets
▲268%
Now £63.5k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

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 2025 (profit £4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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