Hunter Douglas (UK) Limited
Registered name: HUNTER DOUGLAS (UK) LIMITED
Hunter Douglas (UK) Limited made £15.4m revenue and £14.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Hunter Douglas (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 52% to £15.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £14.4m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham
- Age
- 57 yrs · since 1969
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £31.9m | £15.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£23.1m | −£9.1m |
| Gross profit | £8.8m | £6.4m |
| Operating profit | £6.6m | −£4.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.1m | £12.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.1m | £14.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.1m | £14.4m |
| Employees (average) | 180 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −13% | 93.4% |
| Gross margin | 27.7% | 41.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £177k | £368k |
| Profit per employee | −£23k | £343k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼51.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼76.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 93.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £368k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £343k
- 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
- ▼77%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Friar 148 LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£59k
- Faber Blinds UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hunter Douglas LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Integra Products Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Zonwering Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Hunter Douglas N.V. (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £14.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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