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Company No. 02514239 · Incorporated 21 Jun 1990

House of Westphalia Limited

Registered name: HOUSE OF WESTPHALIA LIMITED

House of Westphalia Limited made £43.7m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

House of Westphalia Limited’s revenue was £43.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Luton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Status
Active
Location
Luton, East of England
Age
36 yrs · since 1990
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£43.7m
Growth ▲0.3%
Profit
£1.1m
Growth ▼36%
Profit margin
2.5%
Gross 16.9%
Employees
42
Change ▼6.7%
Profit / employee
£26k
Revenue/employee £1m
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£38.3m£43.1m£43.5m£43.7m
Cost of sales£31.1m£36.5m£36.2m£36.3m
Gross profit£7.2m£6.7m£7.4m£7.4m
Operating profit£3.1m£2.3m£2.3m£1.4m
Profit before tax£3.1m£2.3m£2.3m£1.5m
Profit after tax£2.5m£1.8m£1.7m£1.1m
Profit (best available)£2.5m£1.8m£1.7m£1.1m
Staff costs£1.5m£1.5m£2.2m£2.9m
Employees (average)43424542
Ratios
Profit margin6.5%4.1%3.9%2.5%
Gross margin18.7%15.4%16.9%16.9%
Revenue per employee£890k£1m£968k£1m
Profit per employee£57.7k£41.8k£38k£26k
Cash conversion−75.4%−104.1%−79.3%−231%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲12.7%▲1%▲0.3%
Profit growth—▼29.2%▼2.7%▼36%
Headcount growth—▼2.3%▲7.1%▼6.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.7m£5.9m£6.2m£7.6m
Net assets£8.8m£10.2m£10.7m£11.1m
Fixed assets£2.3m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
Current assets£10.2m£11.7m£11.6m£12.2m
Debtors£4.4m£4.3m£4.4m£3.7m
Cash from operations−£2.3m−£2.4m−£1.8m−£3.1m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
16.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£26k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−231%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.6%
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
▲4%
Now £11.1m
Cash at bank
▲22%
Now £7.6m
Headcount
▼7%
Now 42
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £2.1m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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