The National Guild of Spar Limited
Registered name: THE NATIONAL GUILD OF SPAR LIMITED
The National Guild of Spar Limited made £215k revenue and a £7.8k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
The National Guild of Spar Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £215k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £7.8k and 15 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Middlesex; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Middlesex, London
- Age
- 68 yrs · since 1958
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £255k | £237k | £215k |
| Operating profit | £29.4k | −£34.6k | −£10.2k |
| Profit before tax | £40.1k | −£16.8k | −£7.2k |
| Profit after tax | £38.1k | −£20.1k | −£7.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £38.1k | −£20.1k | −£7.8k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 14.9% | −8.5% | −3.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £17k | £15.8k | £14.3k |
| Profit per employee | £2.5k | −£1.3k | −£519 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.9% | ▼9.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼152.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £326k | £364k | £306k |
| Net assets | £332k | £312k | £305k |
| Current assets | £349k | £385k | £353k |
| Debtors | £23.3k | £20.4k | £46.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £14.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£519
- 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
- 21.6%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £305k
- Cash at bank
- ▼16%
- Now £306k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£7.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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