How much does Spectrum Yarns Limited make?

Spectrum Yarns Limited reported revenue of £11.8m and a loss of £4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Spectrum Yarns Limited have?

Spectrum Yarns Limited reported an average of 117 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Spectrum Yarns Limited profitable?

No — Spectrum Yarns Limited reported a loss of £4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01142407 · Incorporated 30 Oct 1973

Spectrum Yarns Limited

Registered name: SPECTRUM YARNS LIMITED

Spectrum Yarns Limited made £11.8m revenue and a £4m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Spectrum Yarns Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £11.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £4m and 117 employees. The company is classified under “preparation and spinning of textile fibres” and is based in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 13100Preparation and spinning of textile fibres SIC 46410Wholesale of textiles

Status: Active
Location: Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 52 yrs · since 1973
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party is R K Brown.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£11.8m

Growth ▼4.3%

Profit

−£4m

Growth —

Profit margin

−33.7%

Gross −11.6%

Employees

117

Change ▲3.5%

Profit / employee

−£33.9k

Revenue/employee £101k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.1m	£14.6m	£12.3m	£11.8m
Cost of sales	£11.9m	£12.4m	£10.5m	£13.1m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£2.2m	£1.8m	−£1.4m
Operating profit	£1.4m	−£497k	−£759k	−£3.9m
Profit before tax	£1.3m	−£504k	−£891k	−£4.1m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	−£283k	−£669k	−£4m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	−£283k	−£669k	−£4m
Staff costs	£3.2m	£3.3m	£3.5m	£3.6m
Employees (average)	108	116	113	117
Ratios
Profit margin	6.7%	−1.9%	−5.4%	−33.7%
Gross margin	26.1%	15.2%	15%	−11.6%
Revenue per employee	£149k	£126k	£109k	£101k
Profit per employee	£10k	−£2.4k	−£5.9k	−£33.9k
Cash conversion	12%	—	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.1%	▼15.6%	▼4.3%
Profit growth	—	▼126.2%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲7.4%	▼2.6%	▲3.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.4m	£1.2m	£893k	£345k
Net assets	£7.6m	£7.2m	£6.5m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£2.1m	£5.5m	£5.9m	£3m
Current assets	£10.3m	£6.7m	£7.6m	£6.6m
Debtors	£2.8m	£2m	£2.2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	£349k	£412k	£287k	£148k
Cash from operations	£164k	−£1.9m	£898k	£947k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −33.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −11.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £101k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£33.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 25.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.5%; 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: ▼62%; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: ▼61%; Now £345k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 117
Deferred income: ▼48%; Now £148k
Fixed assets: ▼50%; Now £3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (3)

Herbert Brown LimitedFigures not disclosed
Kevard Textile Machinery (1994) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sybro Spinning LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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