Andrew Paul Furniture Ltd
Registered name: ANDREW PAUL FURNITURE LTD
Andrew Paul Furniture Ltd made £12.9m revenue and a £5.1k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
Andrew Paul Furniture Ltd’s revenue fell 9% to £12.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with a loss of £5.1k and 178 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other furniture” and is based in Norwich; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Norwich, East of England
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.3m | £14.2m | £12.9m |
| Cost of sales | £7.6m | £7.2m | £6.4m |
| Gross profit | £6.7m | £7m | £6.5m |
| Operating profit | −£132k | −£308k | −£58.5k |
| Profit before tax | −£147k | −£343k | −£108k |
| Profit after tax | −£66.3k | −£38.1k | −£5.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£66.3k | −£38.1k | −£5.1k |
| Staff costs | £5.3m | £5.5m | £4.9m |
| Employees (average) | 178 | 190 | 178 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.5% | −0.3% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 46.8% | 49.1% | 50.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £80.6k | £75k | £72.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£373 | −£200 | −£28 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.7% | ▼9.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▼6.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £689k | £492k | £75 |
| Net assets | £808k | £604k | £599k |
| Fixed assets | £560k | £470k | £423k |
| Current assets | £3.5m | £2.8m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £742k | £963k |
| Cash from operations | £264k | £183k | £499k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 50.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£28
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.4%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £599k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £75
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 178
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £423k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit −£5.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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