How much does Whispering Smith Limited make?

Whispering Smith Limited reported revenue of £39m and a loss of £1.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Whispering Smith Limited have?

Whispering Smith Limited reported an average of 136 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Whispering Smith Limited profitable?

No — Whispering Smith Limited reported a loss of £1.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01945392 · Incorporated 6 Sep 1985

Whispering Smith Limited

Registered name: WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED

Part of Whispering Smith Holdings Limited group

Whispering Smith Limited made £39m revenue and a £1.2m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Whispering Smith Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £39m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.2m and 136 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in Bury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Status: Active
Location: Bury, North West
Age: 41 yrs · since 1985
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 immediate and ultimate parent company is Whispering Smith Group plc, a company registered in England”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£39m

Growth ▲2.2%

Profit

−£1.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−3%

Gross 27.7%

Employees

136

Change ▼5.6%

Profit / employee

−£8.7k

Revenue/employee £287k

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£68.9m	£49.4m	£38.2m	£39m
Cost of sales	£54.4m	£41.2m	£27.8m	£28.2m
Gross profit	£14.5m	£8.2m	£10.4m	£10.8m
Operating profit	£3.6m	−£5.3m	−£876k	−£1.6m
Profit before tax	£3.5m	−£5.4m	−£1.1m	−£1.5m
Profit after tax	£2.8m	−£4.4m	−£990k	−£1.2m
Profit (best available)	£2.8m	−£4.4m	−£990k	−£1.2m
Staff costs	£6.9m	£7m	£6.7m	£6.7m
Employees (average)	146	152	144	136
Ratios
Profit margin	4.1%	−8.9%	−2.6%	−3%
Gross margin	21%	16.6%	27.2%	27.7%
Revenue per employee	£472k	£325k	£265k	£287k
Profit per employee	£19.4k	−£28.8k	−£6.9k	−£8.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼28.3%	▼22.7%	▲2.2%
Profit growth	—	▼254.5%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲4.1%	▼5.3%	▼5.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.9m	£1.3m	£3.8m	£537k
Net assets	£31.9m	£27.5m	£25m	£23.8m
Fixed assets	£3.1m	£3.5m	£4.5m	£4.2m
Current assets	£44m	£37.2m	£32.6m	£31.5m
Debtors	£10.6m	£8.5m	£6.7m	£7.3m
Deferred income	—	—	£713k	£270k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £287k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 10.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.8%; 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: ▼5%; Now £23.8m
Cash at bank: ▼86%; Now £537k
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 136
Deferred income: ▼62%; Now £270k
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £4.2m

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

Whispering Smith Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Whispering Smith Group Limited75–100%
Whispering Smith Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

Good for Nothing IP LimitedFigures not disclosed
Good for Nothing Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Rajan Trading Co. LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whispering Smith Properties 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 −£1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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