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Company No. 00144689 · Incorporated 25 Aug 1916

John Liscombe Limited

Registered name: JOHN LISCOMBE LIMITED

Part of RS Group PLC group

John Liscombe Limited made £11.3m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

John Liscombe Limited’s revenue fell 36% to £11.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with £2.4m profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
110 yrs · since 1916
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2023

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£11.3m
Growth ▼36%
Profit
£2.4m
Growth —
Profit margin
21.6%
Gross 18.1%
Employees
46
Change ▼49.5%
Profit / employee
£52.8k
Revenue/employee £245k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£17.6m£11.3m
Cost of sales£14.6m£9.2m
Gross profit£3.1m£2m
Operating profit−£141k£427k
Profit before tax−£142k£2.5m
Profit after tax−£73.9k£2.4m
Profit (best available)−£73.9k£2.4m
Staff costs£3.5m£1.9m
Employees (average)9146
Ratios
Profit margin−0.4%21.6%
Gross margin17.4%18.1%
Revenue per employee£194k£245k
Profit per employee−£813£52.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼36%
Headcount growth—▼49.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£727k£0
Net assets£8.1m£10.6m
Fixed assets£797k£37k
Current assets£11m£10.6m
Debtors£4.1m£0
SourceAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
21.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£245k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£52.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲30%
Now £10.6m
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now £0
Headcount
▼49%
Now 46
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼95%
Now £37k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. RS Group PLCultimate parent50–75%
  2. RS Group International Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. John Liscombe Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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