C.J. Upton & Sons Limited
ActiveNI009719Wholesale & retailIncorporated 14 Sept 1973 · Belfast
The principal activity of the Company during the year under review continued to be that of a steel sheet and coil distributor.
Revenue
£94.7m
▼ -4.9% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.4m
Margin 2.6%
Employees
125
▲ +6.8% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£45.9m
Total assets £83.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2023Not available
Jan 2024
£121.6m
Dec 2024
£99.6m▼ -18.1%
Dec 2025
£94.7m▼ -4.9%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £94.7m | ▼ -4.9% | £1.9m | 125 | £45.9m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £99.6m | ▼ -18.1% | £1.3m | 117 | £39.9m |
| 1 Jan 2024 | £121.6m | — | £4.5m | 122 | £38.9m |
| 1 Jan 2023 | — | — | — | — | £35.4m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £94.7m
- Gross profit
- £15.1m
- Operating profit
- £2.5m
- Profit before tax
- £1.9m
- Profit after tax
- £1.4m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £83.3m
- Cash
- £283k
- Total liabilities
- £37.4m
- Net assets
- £45.9m
- Revenue per employee
- £758k
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