How much does Four Marketing Limited make?

Four Marketing Limited reported revenue of £44.9m and a loss of £3.4m in the year to 27 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Four Marketing Limited profitable?

No — Four Marketing Limited reported a loss of £3.4m in the year to 27 Apr 2025.

Company No. 03293084 · Incorporated 11 Dec 1996

Four Marketing Limited

Registered name: FOUR MARKETING LIMITED

Part of Four (Holdings) Limited group

Four Marketing Limited made £44.9m revenue and a £3.4m loss in the year to 27 Apr 2025.

Four Marketing Limited’s revenue fell 37% to £44.9m in the year to 27 Apr 2025, with a loss of £3.4m. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear SIC 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 29 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: “Four (Holdings) Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 27 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£44.9m

Growth ▼36.9%

Profit

−£3.4m

Growth ▼187.8%

Profit margin

−7.6%

Gross 14.3%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	24 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	27 Apr 2024	28 Apr 2024	27 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£106m	£96.1m	£71.1m	£71.1m	£44.9m
Cost of sales	£84.8m	£81.2m	−£58.4m	£58.4m	−£38.4m
Gross profit	£21.6m	£14.9m	£12.7m	£12.7m	£6.4m
Operating profit	£10.7m	£8.3m	£5m	£5m	−£3.6m
Profit before tax	£15.2m	£9.7m	£5m	£5m	−£3.6m
Profit after tax	£13.7m	£8m	£3.9m	£3.9m	−£3.4m
Profit (best available)	£13.7m	£8m	£3.9m	£3.9m	−£3.4m
Staff costs	£4m	£4.4m	—	£3.4m	—
Employees (average)	99	83	—	77	—
Ratios
Profit margin	12.8%	8.3%	5.5%	5.5%	−7.6%
Gross margin	20.3%	15.5%	17.9%	17.9%	14.3%
Revenue per employee	£1.1m	£1.2m	—	£923k	—
Profit per employee	£138k	£95.8k	—	£50.5k	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.8%	▼26%	▼26%	▼36.9%
Profit growth	—	▼41.8%	▼51.1%	▼51.1%	▼187.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼16.2%	—	▼7.2%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£14.9m	£7.7m	—	£2.9m	—
Net assets	£40.8m	£48.8m	—	£52.7m	—
Fixed assets	£6.1m	£5.1m	—	£4.5m	—
Current assets	£47.5m	£55.4m	—	£54.6m	—
Debtors	£2.8m	£3m	—	£3.4m	—
Deferred income	£2.5m	£1.2m	—	£865k	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Four (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Four Marketing Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Agent Provocateur LimitedRev. £30.2m · Profit −£1.6m
Agent Provocateur IP LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (4)

A-Cold-Wall* LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.2m
Four-Red LimitedFigures not disclosed
Nicholas Deakins Ltd.Rev. — · Profit £25.7k
Pg2019 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 accounts for the year to 27 Apr 2025 (profit −£3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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