Surfaceprep UK Limited
Registered name: SURFACEPREP UK LIMITED
Part of Surface Preparation UK Holdings Limited groupSurfaceprep UK Limited made £4.6m revenue and a £986k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Surfaceprep UK Limited’s revenue grew 183% to £4.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £986k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “The immediate parent company is Surface Preparation UK Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £0 | £1.6m | £4.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.2m | £3.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £399k | £755k |
| Operating profit | −£2.6m | £750k | −£968k | −£393k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.1m | £274k | £20.4k | −£989k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.1m | £274k | £65k | −£986k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.1m | £274k | £65k | −£986k |
| Staff costs | £151k | £301k | £581k | £606k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4% | −21.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 24.5% | 16.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £136k | £770k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £5.4k | −£164k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲183.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼76.3% | ▼1617% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £0 | £8.7k | £13.1k |
| Net assets | −£3.1m | −£2.9m | −£1.7m | −£2.7m |
| Fixed assets | £20.1m | £20.1m | £26.2m | £26.3m |
| Current assets | — | £0 | £3m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £1 | £0 | £697k | £631k |
| Deferred income | £66.2k | £112k | £331k | £182k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £770k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£164k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 570.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.7%
- 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 −£2.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲51%
- Now £13.1k
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- ▼45%
- Now £182k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £26.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Surface Preparation UK Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Surfaceprep UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Hodge Clemco Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Abraclean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- PDJ Vibro LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Surface Finishing Equipment Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£986k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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