Ripley Group Limited
Registered name: RIPLEY GROUP LIMITED
Ripley Group Limited made £55.2m revenue and a £2.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024. read from filing text
Ripley Group Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £55.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £2.1m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Hailsham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hailsham, South East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2021 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £54.6m | £55.2m |
| Cost of sales | £44.4m | £58.2m | £48.3m | £49m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £6.3m | £6.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£1.4m | −£1.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£810k | −£2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £16k | £40k | −£1.2m | −£2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £16k | £40k | −£1.2m | −£2.1m |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −2.2% | −3.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 11.6% | 11.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲150% | ▼3070% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £200 | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| Net assets | — | £432 | £4.4m | £2.3m |
| Fixed assets | £5.9m | £5.4m | £9m | £8m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£49.2k | −£2.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼48%
- Now £2.3m
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £200
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- H Ripley & Co. LimitedLiquidationRev. £55.2m · Profit −£1.7m
- Ripleys Auto Spares LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £961k · Profit £152k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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