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
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 27 Oct 2023 | 27 Oct 2024 | 1 Nov 2024 | 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 295 | 302 | 302 | 299 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 16.4% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | 41.6% | 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
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.
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 —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Camplings LimitedFigures not disclosed
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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