Belstaff International Limited
Registered name: BELSTAFF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of J.carter Sporting Club Limited groupBelstaff International Limited made £54.6m revenue and a £15.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Belstaff International Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £54.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £15.9m and 220 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.6m | £54.6m |
| Cost of sales | £42.7m | £39.3m |
| Gross profit | £14.9m | £15.4m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £593k |
| Profit before tax | −£18.3m | −£15.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£18.3m | −£15.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£18.3m | −£15.9m |
| Employees (average) | 173 | 220 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −31.8% | −29.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.9% | 28.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £333k | £248k |
| Profit per employee | −£106k | −£72.3k |
| Cash conversion | −479.6% | −919.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲27.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £5.9m | £8.8m |
| Net assets | −£270m | £36.3m |
| Fixed assets | £7.8m | £6.7m |
| Current assets | £62.7m | £74.3m |
| Debtors | £6.6m | £3.7m |
| Deferred income | £8.2m | £10m |
| Cash from operations | −£10.2m | −£5.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −29.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £248k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£72.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −919.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 18.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.8%
- 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 £36.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲50%
- Now £8.8m
- Headcount
- ▲27%
- Now 220
- Deferred income
- ▲22%
- Now £10m
- Fixed assets
- ▼14%
- Now £6.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J.carter Sporting Club Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Belstaff UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Belstaff International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Belstaff Property LimitedRev. £1.3m · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£15.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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