How much does Something Different Wholesale Limited make?

Something Different Wholesale Limited reported revenue of £11m and £150k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Something Different Wholesale Limited have?

Something Different Wholesale Limited reported an average of 84 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Something Different Wholesale Limited profitable?

Yes — Something Different Wholesale Limited reported a profit of £150k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05279035 · Incorporated 5 Nov 2004

Something Different Wholesale Limited

Registered name: SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHOLESALE LIMITED

Part of Something Different Wholesale Group Limited group

Something Different Wholesale Limited made £11m revenue and £150k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Something Different Wholesale Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £11m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £150k profit and 84 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Swansea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Swansea, Wales
Age: 21 yrs · since 2004
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£11m

Growth ▼3%

Profit

£150k

Growth ▼61.5%

Profit margin

1.4%

Gross 38.6%

Employees

Change ▼6.7%

Profit / employee

£1.8k

Revenue/employee £132k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.6m	£10.9m	£11.4m	£11m
Cost of sales	£6.4m	£6.5m	£6.9m	£6.8m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£4.4m	£4.4m	£4.3m
Operating profit	£797k	£1.1m	£522k	£217k
Profit before tax	£793k	£1.1m	£524k	£220k
Profit after tax	£170k	£386k	£390k	£150k
Profit (best available)	£170k	£386k	£390k	£150k
Staff costs	£2m	£2.1m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	90	80	90	84
Ratios
Profit margin	1.6%	3.5%	3.4%	1.4%
Gross margin	39.4%	40.2%	39%	38.6%
Revenue per employee	£118k	£137k	£127k	£132k
Profit per employee	£1.9k	£4.8k	£4.3k	£1.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.2%	▲4.1%	▼3%
Profit growth	—	▲126.7%	▲1%	▼61.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼11.1%	▲12.5%	▼6.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£281k	£2.1m	£796k	£664k
Net assets	£4.5m	£4.7m	£4.9m	£4.8m
Fixed assets	£186k	£157k	£201k	£214k
Current assets	£7.5m	£6.9m	£6.3m	£7.2m
Debtors	£125k	£340k	£513k	£396k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 38.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £132k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.6%; 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: ▼1%; Now £4.8m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £664k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 84
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £214k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Something Different Wholesale Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Something Different Wholesale Holdings Ltd75–100%
Something Different Wholesale Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Something Different Wholesale Properties LtdFigures 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 2025 (profit £150k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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