Bamboo Clothing Ltd
Registered name: BAMBOO CLOTHING LTD
Bamboo Clothing Ltd made £12.1m revenue and a £815k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Bamboo Clothing Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £12.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £815k and 65 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Plymouth; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Plymouth, South West
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.3m | £12.1m |
| Cost of sales | £5m | £5m |
| Gross profit | £7.3m | £7.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£584k | −£735k |
| Profit after tax | −£394k | −£815k |
| Profit (best available) | −£394k | −£815k |
| Staff costs | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 65 | 65 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3.2% | −6.7% |
| Gross margin | 59.3% | 58.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £189k | £187k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.1k | −£12.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £297k | £236k |
| Net assets | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £218k | £189k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £3k | £10.2k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£787k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £187k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼31%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼21%
- Now £236k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 65
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £189k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£815k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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