Seasalt Limited
Registered name: SEASALT LIMITED
Part of Seasalt Holdings Limited groupSeasalt Limited made £148m revenue and £363k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Seasalt Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £148m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £363k profit and 1,343 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in Falmouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Falmouth, South West
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- 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: “Seasalt Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Jan 2023 | 27 Jan 2024 | 1 Feb 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £119m | £133m | £149m | £148m |
| Cost of sales | £58.2m | £59.9m | £68m | £67.5m |
| Gross profit | £60.8m | £72.6m | £81.3m | £80.8m |
| Profit before tax | £1.7m | £7.3m | £4.4m | £531k |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £5.3m | £3.3m | £363k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m | £5.3m | £3.3m | £363k |
| Staff costs | £27m | £33.1m | £37m | £37.8m |
| Employees (average) | 1,191 | 1,287 | 1,322 | 1,343 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 4% | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | 51.1% | 54.8% | 54.5% | 54.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £99.9k | £103k | £113k | £110k |
| Profit per employee | £1.4k | £4.1k | £2.5k | £270 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.5% | ▲12.6% | ▼0.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲204.8% | ▼37.4% | ▼89% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲2.7% | ▲1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.2m | £13.7m | £4m | £9.9m |
| Net assets | £22.8m | £24.6m | £27.7m | £26.9m |
| Fixed assets | £16.4m | £19.8m | £20.5m | £19.2m |
| Current assets | £39.5m | £39.4m | £41.9m | £41.3m |
| Debtors | £3.6m | £4m | £4.9m | £3.9m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 54.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £110k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £270
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £26.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲144%
- Now £9.9m
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 1,343
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £19.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Seasalt Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Seasalt Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- General Clothing Stores 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 31 Jan 2026 (profit £363k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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