Rubie's Masquerade Company (UK) Limited
Registered name: RUBIE'S MASQUERADE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
Rubie's Masquerade Company (UK) Limited made £38.9m revenue and a £1.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
Rubie's Masquerade Company (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £38.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.6m and 178 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £60.9m | £56.1m | £44.5m | £38.9m |
| Cost of sales | £43.6m | £36.5m | £26.2m | £24.1m |
| Gross profit | £17.4m | £19.6m | £18.3m | £14.7m |
| Operating profit | £662k | £295k | £296k | −£1m |
| Profit before tax | £584k | £121k | £2k | −£1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £383k | £77k | £36k | −£1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £383k | £77k | £36k | −£1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 195 | 211 | 205 | 178 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | −4.2% |
| Gross margin | 28.5% | 35% | 41.2% | 37.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £313k | £266k | £217k | £218k |
| Profit per employee | £2k | £365 | £176 | −£9.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8% | ▼20.7% | ▼12.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼79.9% | ▼53.3% | ▼4608% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.2% | ▼2.8% | ▼13.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £379k | £369k | £1k |
| Net assets | £4.7m | £4.8m | £5.1m | £5.1m |
| Fixed assets | £12.9m | £7.4m | £7.4m | £7.4m |
| Current assets | £15.9m | £19.2m | £14.8m | £15.8m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £2.5m | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| Deferred income | £1.9m | £1.3m | £536k | £758k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £218k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£9.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 19%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £5.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £1k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 178
- Deferred income
- ▲41%
- Now £758k
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £7.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Bristol Novelty LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£1
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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