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Company No. 00206893 · Incorporated 26 Jun 1925

The Swiss Laundry,limited

Registered name: THE SWISS LAUNDRY,LIMITED

The Swiss Laundry,limited made £21.6m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 1 Nov 2025.

The Swiss Laundry,limited’s revenue grew 6% to £21.6m in the year to 1 Nov 2025, with £1.7m profit and 299 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Great Yarmouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Great Yarmouth, East of England
Age
101 yrs · since 1925
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 1 Nov 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£21.6m
Growth ▲6.4%
Profit
£1.7m
Growth ▼40.6%
Profit margin
7.8%
Gross 41%
Employees
299
Change ▼1%
Profit / employee
£5.6k
Revenue/employee £72.2k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to27 Oct 202327 Oct 20241 Nov 20241 Nov 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.7m£20.3m£20.3m£21.6m
Cost of sales−£14.4m−£11.8m−£11.8m−£12.7m
Gross profit£10.3m£8.5m£8.5m£8.8m
Operating profit£3.8m£3.8m£3.8m£2.3m
Profit before tax£4.8m£3.8m£3.8m£2.3m
Profit after tax£4.1m£2.8m£2.8m£1.7m
Profit (best available)£4.1m£2.8m£2.8m£1.7m
Employees (average)295302302299
Ratios
Profit margin16.4%13.9%13.9%7.8%
Gross margin41.6%42%42%41%
Revenue per employee£83.7k£67.2k£67.2k£72.2k
Profit per employee£13.8k£9.4k£9.4k£5.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲6.4%
Profit growth———▼40.6%
Headcount growth———▼1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets————
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
41%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£72.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼1%
Now 299
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 1 Nov 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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