How much does Rippleglen Limited make?

Rippleglen Limited reported revenue of £9.3m and a loss of £38k in the year to 27 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Rippleglen Limited have?

Rippleglen Limited reported an average of 73 employees in the year to 27 Mar 2025.

Is Rippleglen Limited profitable?

No — Rippleglen Limited reported a loss of £38k in the year to 27 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01415903 · Incorporated 20 Feb 1979

Rippleglen Limited

Registered name: RIPPLEGLEN LIMITED

Part of James Convenience Retail Limited group

Rippleglen Limited made £9.3m revenue and a £38k loss in the year to 27 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Rippleglen Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £9.3m in the year to 27 Mar 2025, with a loss of £38k and 73 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating SIC 47260Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
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 company's immediate parent company is First Stop News Limited. The ultimate parent company is James Convenience Retail Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 27 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£9.3m

Growth ▼2.6%

Profit

−£38k

Growth ▼125.5%

Profit margin

−0.4%

Gross 20.1%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£521

Revenue/employee £128k

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	27 Mar 2022	27 Mar 2023	27 Mar 2024	27 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)	£3.7m	£7.6m	£9.6m	£9.3m
Cost of sales	£3.1m	£6.1m	£7.6m	£7.5m
Gross profit	£666k	£1.5m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Operating profit	—	—	£124k	£17k
Profit before tax	−£277k	−£19k	£123k	£15k
Profit after tax	−£274k	£55k	£149k	−£38k
Profit (best available)	−£274k	£55k	£149k	−£38k
Staff costs	£471k	£882k	£1.2m	£1.2m
Employees (average)	27	64	73	73
Ratios
Profit margin	−7.3%	0.7%	1.6%	−0.4%
Gross margin	17.9%	19.4%	20.3%	20.1%
Revenue per employee	£138k	£119k	£131k	£128k
Profit per employee	−£10.1k	£859	£2k	−£521
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲104.4%	▲25.8%	▼2.6%
Profit growth	—	—	▲170.9%	▼125.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲137%	▲14.1%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£426k	£2.8m	£984k	£728k
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Current assets	£8m	£10.8m	£9m	£6.5m
Debtors	£239k	£248k	£239k	£151k
Deferred income	£160k	£194k	£202k	£272k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £128k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£521; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 16%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.6%; 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: ▼3%; Now £1.5m
Cash at bank: ▼26%; Now £728k
Headcount: 0%; Now 73
Deferred income: ▲35%; Now £272k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £1.5m

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

James Convenience Retail Limitedultimate parent75–100%
First Stop News Limited75–100%
Rippleglen Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Eastcliffe News Shops LimitedFigures not disclosed
Supernews Stores LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Maynews 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 27 Mar 2025 (profit −£38k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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