East 'N' West Cash & Carry Limited
Registered name: EAST 'N' WEST CASH & CARRY LIMITED
East 'N' West Cash & Carry Limited made £37.5m revenue and £848k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
East 'N' West Cash & Carry Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £37.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £848k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Barking; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barking, London
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.2m | £37.5m |
| Cost of sales | £34.8m | £33.8m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £787k | £848k |
| Profit (best available) | £787k | £848k |
| Staff costs | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 53 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 8.9% | 9.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £721k | £708k |
| Profit per employee | £14.8k | £16k |
| Cash conversion | −86.9% | 81.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲7.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £341k |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £901k | £907k |
| Current assets | £7.6m | £9.2m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Cash from operations | −£932k | £997k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £708k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 81.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.1%
- 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
- ▲24%
- Now £4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼81%
- Now £341k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £907k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Enw Sales & Marketing LimitedRev. £856k · Profit £44.4k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £848k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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