Furniss of Cornwall Limited
Registered name: FURNISS OF CORNWALL LIMITED
Part of Prima Trustees Limited groupFurniss of Cornwall Limited made a £171k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Furniss of Cornwall Limited reported a loss of £171k in the year to 31 Aug 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 30 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Redruth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Redruth, South West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | −£289k | −£171k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£289k | −£171k |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 38 | 30 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.6k | −£5.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲22.6% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £15.2k | £14.5k | £69.4k |
| Net assets | £688k | £399k | £228k |
| Fixed assets | £365k | £317k | £309k |
| Current assets | — | £527k | £679k |
| Debtors | £198k | £203k | £310k |
| Deferred income | £7.2k | £25.8k | £40.5k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now £228k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £69.4k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 30
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £40.5k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £309k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Prima Trustees Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Prima Bakeries Limited75–100%
- Furniss of Cornwall Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Cornish Premier Pasties LimitedRev. £9.7m · Profit £1.3m
- The Healthier Bakery Co LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit −£171k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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