Emily Estate (UK) Limited
Registered name: EMILY ESTATE (UK) LIMITED
Emily Estate (UK) Limited made £23.5m revenue and a £39.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Emily Estate (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £23.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £39.1m and 555 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Bruton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bruton, South West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Emily Estate (Jersey) Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £22.5m | £22.4m | £23.5m |
| Cost of sales | £7.4m | £6.6m | £8.5m |
| Gross profit | £15m | £15.9m | £15m |
| Operating profit | — | −£25.2m | −£28.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£29.9m | −£25.6m | −£39.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£29.9m | −£25.6m | −£39.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£29.9m | −£25.6m | −£39.1m |
| Staff costs | £16.2m | £15.1m | £16.7m |
| Employees (average) | 498 | 531 | 555 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −133.4% | −114.3% | −166.6% |
| Gross margin | 67% | 70.7% | 63.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £45.1k | £42.2k | £42.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£60.1k | −£48.3k | −£70.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲4.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £8m | £11.4m | £7.7m |
| Net assets | £316m | £291m | £252m |
| Fixed assets | £335m | £379m | £400m |
| Current assets | £19m | £25.6m | £20.2m |
| Debtors | £60.1k | £410k | £597k |
| Cash from operations | −£15.2m | −£10.6m | −£15.7m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −166.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 63.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£70.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1700%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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 £252m
- Cash at bank
- ▼32%
- Now £7.7m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 555
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £400m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£39.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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