Matthew Upham Antiques Limited
Registered name: MATTHEW UPHAM ANTIQUES LIMITED
Matthew Upham Antiques Limited made £63.2k revenue and a £101k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Matthew Upham Antiques Limited’s revenue fell 49% to £63.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £101k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores” and is based in Budleigh Salterton; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Budleigh Salterton, South West
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £123k | £63.2k |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £95.9k | −£37.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £45.5k | −£120k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £32.6k | −£101k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £32.6k | −£101k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 26.6% | −160.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 78.2% | −59.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £123k | £63.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £32.6k | −£101k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▼48.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼410.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | ▼100% | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | — | £5.4k | £1.3k | £4.6k | — |
| Net assets | £653k | £651k | £636k | £668k | £567k |
| Fixed assets | £1m | £1m | £1m | £1m | £1m |
| Current assets | £183k | £183k | £190k | £146k | £95k |
| Debtors | — | £22.8k | £47.6k | £5.8k | £17.2k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −160.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −59.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £63.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£101k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1604%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 27.2%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £567k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £1m
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£101k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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