How much does H Ripley & Co. Limited make?

H Ripley & Co. Limited reported revenue of £55.2m and a loss of £1.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does H Ripley & Co. Limited have?

H Ripley & Co. Limited reported an average of 71 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is H Ripley & Co. Limited profitable?

No — H Ripley & Co. Limited reported a loss of £1.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 04868630 · Incorporated 15 Aug 2003

H Ripley & Co. Limited

Registered name: H RIPLEY & CO. LIMITED

Part of Ripley Group Limited group

H Ripley & Co. Limited made £55.2m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024. read from filing text

H Ripley & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £55.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £1.7m and 71 employees. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Brighton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38320Recovery of sorted materials

Status: Liquidation
Location: Brighton, South East
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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: “The parent company of H Ripley & Co. Limited is Ripley Group Limited (Company No. 07527610). The registered office of the parent company is H. Ripley & Co, Apex Way, Hailsham, England, BN27 3WA.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£55.2m

Growth ▲1.1%

Profit

−£1.7m

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.1%

Gross 11.2%

Employees

Change ▲4.4%

Profit / employee

−£23.8k

Revenue/employee £777k

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£63.2m	£54.6m	£55.2m
Cost of sales	£58.4m	£47.8m	£49m
Gross profit	£4.9m	£6.8m	£6.2m
Operating profit	£1m	£154k	−£1.2m
Profit before tax	£809k	−£188k	−£1.8m
Profit after tax	£697k	−£565k	−£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£697k	−£565k	−£1.7m
Staff costs	£1.9m	£2.8m	£3m
Employees (average)	78	68	71
Ratios
Profit margin	1.1%	−1%	−3.1%
Gross margin	7.7%	12.4%	11.2%
Revenue per employee	£810k	£803k	£777k
Profit per employee	£8.9k	−£8.3k	−£23.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼13.7%	▲1.1%
Profit growth	—	▼181.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼12.8%	▲4.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£587k	£2.2m	£752k
Net assets	£4.1m	£3.5m	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£5.2m	£5.2m	£4.2m
Current assets	£14.9m	£17m	£13.4m
Debtors	£4.8m	£5.8m	£5.5m
Deferred income	£124k	£100k	£210k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £777k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£23.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.9%; 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: ▼60%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▼65%; Now £752k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 71
Deferred income: ▲110%; Now £210k
Fixed assets: ▼19%; Now £4.2m

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

Ripley Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
H Ripley & Co. Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

C Gearing & Son LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £675k · Profit £90.2k

Sister companies (1)

Ripleys Auto Spares LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £961k · Profit £152k

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 Mar 2024 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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