Michels and Taylor (London) Limited
Registered name: MICHELS AND TAYLOR (LONDON) LIMITED
Michels and Taylor (London) Limited made £29m revenue and £137k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Michels and Taylor (London) Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £29m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £137k profit and 462 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.7m | £26.5m | £30.8m | £29m |
| Cost of sales | £1.2m | £14.4m | £11m | £8.8m |
| Gross profit | £5.5m | £12.1m | £19.8m | £20.2m |
| Operating profit | £371k | £781k | £729k | £181k |
| Profit before tax | £370k | £779k | £729k | £188k |
| Profit after tax | £299k | £776k | £534k | £137k |
| Profit (best available) | £299k | £776k | £534k | £137k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £14.4m | £15.3m | £16.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | 120 | 451 | 462 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | 81.7% | 45.7% | 64.3% | 69.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £221k | £68.4k | £62.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £6.5k | £1.2k | £297 |
| Cash conversion | −90.5% | 206.2% | −112.1% | −11.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲293.4% | ▲16.3% | ▼6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲159.2% | ▼31.2% | ▼74.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲275.8% | ▲2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1m | £709k | £174k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £2.2m | £2.1m | £2.3m |
| Fixed assets | £63.2k | £57.8k | £64.9k | £53.4k |
| Current assets | £3.4m | £3.5m | £3.1m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.5m | £2m | £2.3m |
| Deferred income | £428k | £31.6k | £18.5k | £191k |
| Cash from operations | −£336k | £1.6m | −£817k | −£20.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 69.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £62.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £297
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −11.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.1%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £2.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼75%
- Now £174k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 462
- Deferred income
- ▲933%
- Now £191k
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £53.4k
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)
- Michels & Taylor (Brighton) LimitedRev. £6.2m · Profit £0
- Michels & Taylor Midco LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £137k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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