How much does BMB Clothing Limited make?

BMB Clothing Limited reported revenue of £35.2m and a loss of £14.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does BMB Clothing Limited have?

BMB Clothing Limited reported an average of 333 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is BMB Clothing Limited profitable?

No — BMB Clothing Limited reported a loss of £14.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 04090249 · Incorporated 13 Oct 2000

BMB Clothing Limited

Registered name: BMB CLOTHING LIMITED

Part of Baird Group (Holdings) Limited group

BMB Clothing Limited made £35.2m revenue and a £14.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

BMB Clothing Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £35.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £14.9m and 333 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 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 SIC 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “At 31 December 2024, the immediate parent undertaking is BMB Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Up until September 2024 the ultimate parent company was GTEX for Commercial and”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£35.2m

Growth ▼28.7%

Profit

−£14.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

−42.3%

Gross 46.9%

Employees

333

Change ▼23.3%

Profit / employee

−£44.7k

Revenue/employee £106k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	28 Jan 2023	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£82.5m	£49.4m	£35.2m
Cost of sales	£43.3m	£23.3m	£18.7m
Gross profit	£39.3m	£26.1m	£16.5m
Operating profit	£1.5m	−£7.5m	−£13.6m
Profit before tax	£356k	−£9m	−£14.8m
Profit after tax	−£1.1m	−£8.7m	−£14.9m
Profit (best available)	−£1.1m	−£8.7m	−£14.9m
Staff costs	£15.2m	£11.3m	£10.1m
Employees (average)	565	434	333
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.4%	−17.7%	−42.3%
Gross margin	47.6%	52.8%	46.9%
Revenue per employee	£146k	£114k	£106k
Profit per employee	−£2k	−£20.1k	−£44.7k
Cash conversion	51.8%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼40.1%	▼28.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼23.2%	▼23.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£3.9m	£4.2m
Net assets	£468k	−£7.4m	−£18.8m
Fixed assets	£9.8m	£7m	£6.9m
Current assets	£37.4m	£29.9m	£24.7m
Debtors	£9.7m	£1.1m	£705k
Deferred income	£7.4m	£8.8m	£3.1m
Cash from operations	£755k	£1.2m	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −42.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £106k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£44.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 19.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2%; 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 −£18.8m
Cash at bank: ▲7%; Now £4.2m
Headcount: ▼23%; Now 333
Deferred income: ▼65%; Now £3.1m
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £6.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Baird Group (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Baird Group Limited75–100%
BMB Group Limited75–100%
BMB Clothing Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Alexandre of England 1988 LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Addison & Steele Tailoring 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£14.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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