Richard Austin Alloys (North West) Limited
Registered name: RICHARD AUSTIN ALLOYS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
Part of Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limited groupRichard Austin Alloys (North West) Limited made £41.2m revenue and £419k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Richard Austin Alloys (North West) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £41.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £419k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Easter Queenslie Ind Est; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Easter Queenslie Ind Est, Scotland
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £45.8m | £45.3m | £40.7m | £41.2m |
| Cost of sales | £36.6m | £39m | £35.9m | £36.3m |
| Gross profit | £9.2m | £6.3m | £4.8m | £4.9m |
| Operating profit | £5.8m | £2.6m | £938k | £568k |
| Profit before tax | £5.8m | £2.6m | £920k | £560k |
| Profit after tax | £4.7m | £2.1m | £689k | £419k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.7m | £2.1m | £689k | £419k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.2% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Gross margin | 20.1% | 13.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.1m | £1.1m | £947k | £895k |
| Profit per employee | £109k | £48.2k | £16k | £9.1k |
| Cash conversion | 4% | −196.8% | −97.2% | 172.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.1% | ▼10.1% | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼55.8% | ▼66.7% | ▼39.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £440 | £2.2m | £2.5m | £852k |
| Net assets | £12.6m | £13.7m | £13.7m | £13.9m |
| Fixed assets | £153k | £877k | £654k | £796k |
| Current assets | £25.1m | £23.7m | £22m | £20.1m |
| Debtors | £11.7m | £8.7m | £7.5m | £8m |
| Cash from operations | £232k | −£5.1m | −£912k | £980k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £895k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 172.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.4%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £13.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼66%
- Now £852k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 46
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲22%
- Now £796k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Richard Austin Alloys Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Richard Austin Alloys (North West) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Richard Austin Alloys (Northern) LimitedRev. £51m · Profit £585k
- Richard Austin Alloys (Midlands) LimitedRev. £44m · Profit £552k
- Richard Austin Alloys (Scotland) LimitedRev. £34.9m · Profit £877k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South East) LimitedRev. £32.4m · Profit £225k
- Richard Austin Alloys (South West) LimitedRev. £31.3m · Profit £254k
- Richard Austin Alloys LimitedRev. £950k · Profit −£100k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £419k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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