A & D Hope Limited
Registered name: A & D HOPE LIMITED
A & D Hope Limited made £18m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
A & D Hope Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £18m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1m profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £15.9m | £18m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £11.5m | £12.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4.4m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £885k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £839k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | — | £749k | £625k | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £749k | £625k | £1m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 27.8% | 30.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £568k | £666k |
| Profit per employee | — | £30k | £22.3k | £37.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 31.7% | 4.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲13.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼16.5% | ▲60.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲12% | ▼3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £447k | £977k | £779k | £482k |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £2.2m | £2.8m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £168k | £103k | £105k | £206k |
| Current assets | £6.4m | £4.2m | £5.7m | £7.6m |
| Debtors | £2.6m | £913k | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.6m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £281k | £57.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £666k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £37.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 4.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 12%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.7%
- 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
- ▲35%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼38%
- Now £482k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 27
- Deferred income
- ▲32%
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▲96%
- Now £206k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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