The Armed Forces Shop Limited
Registered name: THE ARMED FORCES SHOP LIMITED
The Armed Forces Shop Limited made £76.3k revenue and £2.2k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
The Armed Forces Shop Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £76.3k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £2.3k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Gosport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gosport, South East
- Age
- 12 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £61.4k | £70.6k | £68.4k | £76.3k |
| Profit after tax | £1.5k | £2.8k | −£1.8k | £2.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5k | £2.8k | −£1.8k | £2.3k |
| Staff costs | £40.3k | £43.7k | £47.2k | £50.7k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.5% | 4% | −2.6% | 2.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £35.3k | £34.2k | £38.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.4k | −£886 | £1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.9% | ▼3.1% | ▲11.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲87.7% | ▼162.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £9.4k | £12.3k | £10.5k | £12.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £12.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £2.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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