Out of Eden Limited
Registered name: OUT OF EDEN LIMITED
Part of Merrygill Limited groupOut of Eden Limited made £11.3m revenue and £455k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Out of Eden Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £11.3m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £455k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Cumbria; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cumbria, North West
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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: “Merrygill Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.3m | £12.6m | £12.5m | £11.3m |
| Cost of sales | £7m | £6.4m | £6m | £6.1m |
| Gross profit | £5.3m | £6.2m | £6.5m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | £670k | £1.2m | £747k | £573k |
| Profit before tax | £686k | £1.3m | £891k | £622k |
| Profit after tax | £550k | £1m | £681k | £455k |
| Profit (best available) | £550k | £1m | £681k | £455k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.8m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 86 | 83 | 78 | 74 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 4% |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 49.2% | 52.2% | 46.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £143k | £152k | £160k | £153k |
| Profit per employee | £6.4k | £12.4k | £8.7k | £6.2k |
| Cash conversion | −26.5% | −181.1% | −83% | 160.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.6% | ▼0.9% | ▼9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲87.6% | ▼33.9% | ▼33.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.5% | ▼6% | ▼5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £3.8m | £3.2m | £519k |
| Net assets | £5.4m | £6.4m | £4.4m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £859k | £1.1m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £6.4m | £5.8m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £492k | £574k | £534k | £568k |
| Cash from operations | −£177k | −£2.1m | −£620k | £919k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 46.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £153k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 160.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5%
- 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
- ▼14%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼84%
- Now £519k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £1.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Merrygill Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Out of Eden Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Dusal LimitedRev. £3.5m · Profit £299k
- Cole & Lewis 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 30 Nov 2025 (profit £455k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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