Nikwax Limited
Active03101664ManufacturingIncorporated 13 Sept 1995 · East Sussex
The principal activity of the company is that of the manufacture and sale of emulsion based waterproofing, cleaning and conditioning products mainly to the outdoor leisure market.
Revenue
£13.3m
▼ -2.6% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£580k
Margin 6.1%
Employees
106
▲ +5.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.6m
Total assets £11.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jul 2020
£9.6m
Jul 2021
£11.2m▲ +17.0%
Jul 2022
£11.6m▲ +2.9%
Jul 2023
£11.3m▼ -2.7%
Jul 2024
£13.6m▲ +21.0%
Jul 2025
£13.3m▼ -2.6%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | £13.3m | ▼ -2.6% | £758k | 106 | £7.6m |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £13.6m | ▲ +21.0% | £1.2m | 101 | £7.0m |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £11.3m | ▼ -2.7% | -£291k | 107 | £5.9m |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £11.6m | ▲ +2.9% | £793k | 106 | £5.7m |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £11.2m | ▲ +17.0% | £1.0m | 108 | £5.1m |
| 31 Jul 2020 | £9.6m | — | £709k | 110 | £4.2m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Jul 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £13.3m
- Gross profit
- £7.1m
- Operating profit
- £811k
- Profit before tax
- £758k
- Profit after tax
- £580k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £11.6m
- Cash
- £442k
- Total liabilities
- £4.0m
- Net assets
- £7.6m
- Revenue per employee
- £125k
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