Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limited
Registered name: SIBYL COLEFAX AND JOHN FOWLER LIMITED
Part of Colefax Group PLC groupSibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limited made £11.2m revenue and £300k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £11.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £300k profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1972
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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) | £9.5m | £13.5m | £11.2m |
| Cost of sales | −£8m | −£10.9m | −£8.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £2.6m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | −£74k | £864k | £582k |
| Profit before tax | −£96k | £847k | £573k |
| Profit after tax | −£73k | £607k | £300k |
| Profit (best available) | −£73k | £607k | £300k |
| Employees (average) | 42 | 45 | 40 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 4.5% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 15.6% | 19% | 20.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £227k | £300k | £281k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.7k | £13.5k | £7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲41.9% | ▼17% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼50.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.1% | ▼11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £281k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.5k
- 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
- ▼11%
- Now 40
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Colefax Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Colefax and Fowler Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Colefax and Fowler LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Jane Churchill LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kingcome Sofas LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Manuel Canovas LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £300k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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