John Lewis of Hungerford Limited
Registered name: JOHN LEWIS OF HUNGERFORD LIMITED
John Lewis of Hungerford Limited made £7.8m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
John Lewis of Hungerford Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £7.8m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 52 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of kitchen furniture” and is based in Walsall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- Walsall, West Midlands
- 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 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.3m | £11.4m | £8.2m | £7.8m |
| Cost of sales | £5.6m | £6.4m | £4.8m | £4.2m |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £5m | £3.5m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | −£64.3k | £197k | −£2.3m | — |
| Profit before tax | −£191k | £28.8k | −£2.3m | −£1.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£191k | £28.8k | −£2.4m | −£1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£191k | £28.8k | −£2.4m | −£1.1m |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £3.7m | £3.5m | — |
| Employees (average) | 67 | 73 | 64 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.8% | 0.3% | −29.3% | −14.6% |
| Gross margin | 46% | 43.8% | 42.2% | 45.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £154k | £156k | £129k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.9k | £394 | −£37.7k | −£21.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −306.3% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.2% | ▼27.6% | ▼5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼8479% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9% | ▼12.3% | ▼18.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £2.5m | £275k | £337k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | −£1m | −£2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £3.3m | £1m | £1m | £844k |
| Current assets | £3.5m | £4.5m | £940k | £869k |
| Debtors | £525k | £816k | £27.3k | £377k |
| Deferred income | £1.7m | £638k | £436k | — |
| Cash from operations | £449k | −£603k | −£1.9m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −14.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£21.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- 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 −£2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲23%
- Now £337k
- Headcount
- ▼19%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £844k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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