How much does Cookes Furniture Limited make?

Cookes Furniture Limited reported revenue of £10.4m and £267k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cookes Furniture Limited have?

Cookes Furniture Limited reported an average of 65 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Cookes Furniture Limited profitable?

Yes — Cookes Furniture Limited reported a profit of £267k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01247580 · Incorporated 8 Mar 1976

Cookes Furniture Limited

Registered name: COOKES FURNITURE LIMITED

Part of Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limited group

Cookes Furniture Limited made £10.4m revenue and £267k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Cookes Furniture Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £10.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £267k profit and 65 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47599Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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 parent company is Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. Their registered office is 28 Goosemoor Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5PN.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£10.4m

Growth ▲9.7%

Profit

£267k

Growth ▲222.4%

Profit margin

2.6%

Gross 43.3%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£4.1k

Revenue/employee £160k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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)	£9.8m	£10.8m	£9.5m	£10.4m
Cost of sales	£5.7m	£6.2m	£5.4m	£5.9m
Gross profit	£4.1m	£4.6m	£4.1m	£4.5m
Operating profit	£110k	£682k	£124k	£326k
Profit before tax	£105k	£662k	£83.2k	£293k
Profit after tax	£128k	£567k	£82.9k	£267k
Profit (best available)	£128k	£567k	£82.9k	£267k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£2.3m	£2.4m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	64	65	65	65
Ratios
Profit margin	1.3%	5.3%	0.9%	2.6%
Gross margin	42.3%	42.9%	43.5%	43.3%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£166k	£146k	£160k
Profit per employee	£2k	£8.7k	£1.3k	£4.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.8%	▼11.8%	▲9.7%
Profit growth	—	▲344.2%	▼85.4%	▲222.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.6%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£809k	£83k	£596k
Net assets	£6m	£5.1m	£5m	£5m
Fixed assets	£5.7m	£4.4m	£4.4m	£4.4m
Current assets	£3.8m	£3.7m	£3.1m	£3.5m
Debtors	£8k	£18.1k	£25.2k	£44.6k
Deferred income	£168k	£462k	£204k	£514k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £160k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 41.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.4%; 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: ▲1%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▲618%; Now £596k
Headcount: 0%; Now 65
Deferred income: ▲153%; Now £514k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £4.4m

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

Ownership chain

Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cookes Furniture Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Cookes Bathrooms LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cookes Storage Service 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 £267k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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