Lewis & Co. (Fabrics) Limited
Registered name: LEWIS & CO. (FABRICS) LIMITED
Lewis & Co. (Fabrics) Limited made £4.6m revenue and £4k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Lewis & Co. (Fabrics) Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £4.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £4k profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of textiles” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5m | £4.9m | £4.9m | £4.6m |
| Cost of sales | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2m |
| Operating profit | £703k | £563k | £261k | £76.2k |
| Profit before tax | £643k | £483k | £201k | £13.3k |
| Profit after tax | £507k | £386k | £133k | £4k |
| Profit (best available) | £507k | £386k | £133k | £4k |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.2% | 7.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 44.7% | 46% | 44% |
| Revenue per employee | £138k | £150k | £147k | £143k |
| Profit per employee | £14.1k | £11.7k | £4k | £124 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.6% | ▼1.6% | ▼5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼23.9% | ▼65.5% | ▼97% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼8.3% | 0% | ▼3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.7m | £4.9m | £4.3m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £4m | £4m | £4m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £912k | £875k | £881k | £832k |
| Current assets | £6m | £6.5m | £6m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £490k | £502k | £444k | £377k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £143k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £124
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £832k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Lewis & Co. (Sunbury Fabrics) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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