Gosforth Hairdressing Limited
Registered name: GOSFORTH HAIRDRESSING LIMITED
Gosforth Hairdressing Limited made £501k revenue and £97.1k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Gosforth Hairdressing Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £501k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £97.1k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “hairdressing and other beauty treatment” and is based in Alton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Alton, South East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £458k | £501k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £273k | £292k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £185k | £209k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £82.2k | £99.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £81.3k | £97.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £81.3k | £97.1k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 17.8% | 19.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 40.4% | 41.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £50.9k | £55.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £9k | £10.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲9.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲19.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.1% | ▼10% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.6k | £29.6k | £43.3k | — |
| Net assets | £19.5k | £25.2k | £37.1k | £32.4k |
| Fixed assets | £125k | £118k | £105k | £92.8k |
| Current assets | £25.3k | £38.1k | £63.5k | £122k |
| Debtors | £9.4k | £5k | £16.6k | £84.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £55.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £32.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £92.8k
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- Sa O'Connell Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £97.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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