How much does Festive Lights Limited make?

Festive Lights Limited reported revenue of £11.1m and £595k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Festive Lights Limited have?

Festive Lights Limited reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Festive Lights Limited profitable?

Yes — Festive Lights Limited reported a profit of £595k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 05404923 · Incorporated 29 Mar 2005

Festive Lights Limited

Registered name: FESTIVE LIGHTS LIMITED

Part of Festive Lights Holdings Limited group

Festive Lights Limited made £11.1m revenue and £595k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Festive Lights Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £11.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £595k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Status: Active
Location: Chorley, North West
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
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: “On the 1 March 2021 the company's total share capital was acquired by Festive Lights Holdings Limited, a company 100% owned by the directors.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£11.1m

Growth ▲5.8%

Profit

£595k

Growth ▲76.2%

Profit margin

5.4%

Gross 58%

Employees

Change ▼2.9%

Profit / employee

£8.7k

Revenue/employee £163k

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 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£11.6m	£10.5m	£11.1m
Cost of sales	£6m	£5.4m	£4.6m	£4.6m
Gross profit	£6.9m	£6.2m	£5.9m	£6.4m
Operating profit	£1.3m	£198k	£589k	£910k
Profit before tax	£1.2m	£89k	£449k	£799k
Profit after tax	£960k	£78.3k	£337k	£595k
Profit (best available)	£960k	£78.3k	£337k	£595k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.5m	£2.2m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	90	79	70	68
Ratios
Profit margin	7.5%	0.7%	3.2%	5.4%
Gross margin	53.4%	53.5%	56.5%	58%
Revenue per employee	£143k	£147k	£149k	£163k
Profit per employee	£10.7k	£991	£4.8k	£8.7k
Cash conversion	29.9%	−307.7%	−246.4%	−153.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10%	▼9.8%	▲5.8%
Profit growth	—	▼91.8%	▲331.1%	▲76.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.2%	▼11.4%	▼2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£344k	£89.5k	£816k	£1.3m
Net assets	£3.3m	£3.1m	£3.1m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£3m	£2.9m	£2.8m	£3.3m
Current assets	£3.9m	£3.7m	£3.3m	£3.5m
Debtors	£934k	£458k	£477k	£606k
Deferred income	£93k	£65.2k	£101k	£123k
Cash from operations	£379k	−£609k	−£1.5m	−£1.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 58%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £163k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −153.6%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 30%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.5%; 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: ▲16%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▲58%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 68
Deferred income: ▲22%; Now £123k
Fixed assets: ▲18%; Now £3.3m

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

Festive Lights Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Festive Lights Limitedthis company

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

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 Jan 2025 (profit £595k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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