How many employees does A.black (Benderloch) Limited have?

A.black (Benderloch) Limited reported an average of 17 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is A.black (Benderloch) Limited profitable?

Yes — A.black (Benderloch) Limited reported a profit of £38.5k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. SC041432 · Incorporated 7 Dec 1964

A.black (Benderloch) Limited

Registered name: A.BLACK (BENDERLOCH) LIMITED

Part of Karan Assets Holding Limited group

A.black (Benderloch) Limited made £38.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

A.black (Benderloch) Limited reported £38.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, down 85% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 17 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores” and is based in Argyll; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Argyll, Scotland
Age: 61 yrs · since 1964
Type: Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£38.5k

Growth ▼85.1%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼10.5%

Profit / employee

£2.3k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	£259k	£38.5k
Profit (best available)	—	£259k	£38.5k
Employees (average)	17	19	17
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	£13.6k	£2.3k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	▼85.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲11.8%	▼10.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.3m	£0
Net assets	£1.5m	£1.7m	£25k
Fixed assets	£541k	£509k	£0
Current assets	£1.3m	£1.5m	£25k
Debtors	£27.3k	£109k	£25k
Source	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.3k; 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: ▼99%; Now £25k
Cash at bank: ▼100%; Now £0
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 17
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼100%; Now £0

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Karan Assets Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.black (Benderloch) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Highland's of Bluntisham LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £38.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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