Rowan International Limited
Active02477215Wholesale & retailIncorporated 5 Mar 1990 · Basildon
The company is a market leading distributor of FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) residual stocks to the UK and European discount markets and the company has built a reputation based on trust and speed of service to a wide range of suppliers and customers.
Revenue
£57.5m
▲ +8.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£315k
Margin 1.2%
Employees
53
▼ -3.6% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£331k
Total assets £13.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2020Not available
Dec 2021
£45.1m
Dec 2022
£45.0m▼ -0.2%
Dec 2023
£56.0m▲ +24.5%
Dec 2024
£52.8m▼ -5.7%
Dec 2025
£57.5m▲ +8.8%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £57.5m | ▲ +8.8% | £358k | 53 | £331k |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £52.8m | ▼ -5.7% | £270k | 55 | £16k |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £56.0m | ▲ +24.5% | £111k | 55 | -£204k |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £45.0m | ▼ -0.2% | £223k | 52 | -£306k |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £45.1m | — | -£2.8m | 55 | -£529k |
| 31 Dec 2020 | — | — | — | — | £2.2m |
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
- £57.5m
- Gross profit
- £9.9m
- Operating profit
- £688k
- Profit before tax
- £358k
- Profit after tax
- £315k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £13.6m
- Cash
- £195k
- Total liabilities
- £13.3m
- Net assets
- £331k
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
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