Kilco (International) Ltd
Registered name: KILCO (INTERNATIONAL) LTD
Part of Kilco Holdings Limited groupKilco (International) Ltd made £22.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Kilco (International) Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £22.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other chemical products” and is based in Newtownabbey; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newtownabbey
- Age
- 73 yrs · since 1953
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.7m | £23.8m | £22.9m |
| Cost of sales | −£16m | −£14.8m | −£14.8m |
| Gross profit | £7.7m | £9m | £8.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 70 | 63 | 60 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.8% | 8.3% | 5.7% |
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 37.8% | 35.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £338k | £377k | £381k |
| Profit per employee | £16.2k | £31.3k | £21.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.5% | ▼3.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲73.2% | ▼33.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼10% | ▼4.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £381k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.8k
- 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.
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
- ▼5%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kilco Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kilco (International) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Quat-Chem LimitedRev. £21.8m · Profit £1.2m
- The Holchem Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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