Merc Clothing Limited
Registered name: MERC CLOTHING LIMITED
Merc Clothing Limited made £786k revenue and a £2.5k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Merc Clothing Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £786k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £2.5k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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 | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £900k | £786k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £428k | £296k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £472k | £489k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£183k | £13k |
| Profit after tax | −£120k | −£41.7k | −£192k | −£2.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£120k | −£41.7k | −£192k | −£2.5k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −21.3% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 52.4% | 62.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £150k | £196k |
| Profit per employee | −£15k | −£6.9k | −£31.9k | −£613 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼12.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼25% | 0% | ▼33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £77.4k | £30.5k | £39.5k | £12.4k |
| Net assets | £186k | £144k | −£47.5k | −£50k |
| Fixed assets | £16.3k | £4.8k | £1.7k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £984k | £878k | £773k |
| Debtors | £173k | £181k | £135k | £94.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 62.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £196k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£613
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12%
- 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
- —
- Now −£50k
- Cash at bank
- ▼69%
- Now £12.4k
- Headcount
- ▼33%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £1.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£2.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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