Great British Collections Ltd
Registered name: GREAT BRITISH COLLECTIONS LTD
Great British Collections Ltd made £1.8m revenue and £48.6k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Great British Collections Ltd’s revenue fell 3% to £1.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £48.6k profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £760k | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| Cost of sales | £352k | £1.1m | £932k | — |
| Gross profit | £408k | £756k | £942k | — |
| Operating profit | £6.6k | £10.4k | £18.5k | — |
| Profit before tax | £6.6k | £10.4k | £18.5k | — |
| Profit after tax | £6.6k | £10.4k | £18.5k | £48.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £6.6k | £10.4k | £18.5k | £48.6k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 53.7% | 40.1% | 50.3% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £84.4k | £209k | £208k | £182k |
| Profit per employee | £738 | £1.2k | £2.1k | £4.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲147.9% | ▼0.5% | ▼3.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲57.1% | ▲77.2% | ▲162.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £18.9k | £111k | £59.2k | — |
| Net assets | £7.6k | £11.4k | £19.5k | £49.6k |
| Fixed assets | £408k | £408k | £408k | £408k |
| Current assets | £106k | £166k | £151k | £148k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £182k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲154%
- Now £49.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £408k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £48.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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