Northamber plc
Northamber plc (AIM: NAR) is a UK-based distributor of computer hardware, peripherals, audio visual, unified communications, cyber security and network infrastructure products, selling to resellers who in turn supply corporate and consumer end users. During FY25 the Group expanded from a predominantly UK distributor into a geographically diversified European technical distributor, acquiring businesses in Ireland and the Benelux.
FY2025 in sixty seconds
year to 30 Jun 2025 · approved 23 Dec 2025 · 81 pages · Companies House
Northamber plc, which sells computer, audio visual, communications and cyber security equipment to resellers, grew revenue by 13.0% to £63.3m in the year to 30 June 2025, from £56.0m. But its loss before tax widened to £4.0m, from £1.5m the year before.
Growth came mainly from businesses bought in Ireland and the Benelux, partly offset by dropping lower-margin UK product lines. One-off costs for acquisitions, restructuring and a legal dispute, including a £1,200k settlement, deepened the loss. One-off gains partly offset them. Before these items, the operating loss was £635k, against £327k.
Cash at the year end was £4.6m, against £4.7m. The company had also drawn £4,152,000 from a facility that lends against money owed by customers. No new shares were issued, and the dividend was held at 0.6p. Management said UK trading remains subdued but Ireland and the Benelux are more resilient. It expects cost savings and NUC, a business bought after the year end, to help the second half of the new year. The auditor gave a clean opinion and raised no doubt about the company's ability to keep going.
Shift toward higher-value audio visual, unified communications, cyber security and network infrastructure solutions, now over 80% of Group revenue
Gross profit increased 12%, driven by the ongoing shift toward higher-value AV, UC, cyber security and network infrastructure solutions; these technologies account for well over 80% of Group revenues
page 4Mix shift to higher-margin AV/UC/cyber security/network infrastructure
Gross margin increased from 14.4% to driven by shift toward higher-value solutions, though overall gross margin % dipped slightly (14.2% vs 14.4%) due to acquisition mix
page 4While trading conditions in the first half of FY26 remain subdued in the UK, trading conditions in Ireland and the Benelux have been more resilient, and demand trends across the Group are strengthening. Partner pipelines across audio visual, unified communications and cyber security remain resilient.
page 7Proposed final dividend of 0.3p per share (total cost £82,240), to be paid 17 February 2026 to shareholders on the register as at 9 January 2026 (also stated elsewhere as 29 January 2026 to register at 5 January 2026 - dates differ between Chairman's Statement and Directors' Report). Total dividends paid in FY25 were 0.6p per share (£164k), consistent with FY24.
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Every figure is read again from the following year’s report: 314 confirmed, 7 differ, 8 restated.
| Line | Year | As first filed | In the later report |
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| FY2024 | £418kFY2024 report | £180kFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | −£1.3mFY2024 report | −£1.5mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | −£1.4mFY2024 report | −£1.6mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | −£1.3mFY2024 report | −£1.5mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £15.5mFY2024 report | £15.6mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £22.5mFY2024 report | £22.3mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £15.5mFY2024 report | £15.6mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £839kFY2024 report | £1.0mFY2025 report |