Furniture Express (North West) Limited
Registered name: FURNITURE EXPRESS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
Furniture Express (North West) Limited made £202k revenue and a £5.4k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2023.
Furniture Express (North West) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £202k in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with a loss of £5.4k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in Barrow in Furness; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Barrow in Furness, North West
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £196k | £202k |
| Cost of sales | £114k | £130k |
| Gross profit | £82.2k | £71.3k |
| Operating profit | £3.6k | −£5.4k |
| Profit before tax | £3.6k | −£5.4k |
| Profit after tax | £3.6k | −£5.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.6k | −£5.4k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | −2.7% |
| Gross margin | 41.9% | 35.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £98.1k | £101k |
| Profit per employee | £1.8k | −£2.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼252.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £4.8k | £59 |
| Net assets | −£26.4k | −£69.1k |
| Fixed assets | £23.9k | £21.5k |
| Current assets | £19.9k | £59 |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £101k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 −£69.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼99%
- Now £59
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £21.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2023 (profit −£5.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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