How many employees does Pooky Lighting Limited have?

Pooky Lighting Limited reported an average of 102 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Pooky Lighting Limited profitable?

Yes — Pooky Lighting Limited reported a profit of £6.2m in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 08820272 · Incorporated 19 Dec 2013

Pooky Lighting Limited

Registered name: POOKY LIGHTING LIMITED

Part of Visual Comfort UK Holdings Ltd group

Pooky Lighting Limited made £6.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Pooky Lighting Limited reported £6.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025, up 41% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 102 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in Gloucester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47599Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

Status: Active
Location: Gloucester, South West
Age: 12 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£6.2m

Growth ▲41%

Profit margin

—

Employees

102

Change ▲7.4%

Profit / employee

£60.5k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Cost of sales	£12.2m	£15.1m
Gross profit	£19.1m	£24.6m
Operating profit	£6m	£8.2m
Profit before tax	£6m	£8.4m
Profit after tax	£4.4m	£6.2m
Profit (best available)	£4.4m	£6.2m
Staff costs	£4.4m	£4.8m
Employees (average)	95	102
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	£46.1k	£60.5k
Cash conversion	52.3%	108%
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲41%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.4m	£8.7m
Net assets	£14.4m	£20.5m
Fixed assets	£4.2m	£4.3m
Current assets	£13.1m	£19.7m
Debtors	£30.8k	£99.3k
Deferred income	£116k	£100k
Cash from operations	£3.1m	£8.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £60.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 108%; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲43%; Now £20.5m
Cash at bank: ▲155%; Now £8.7m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 102
Deferred income: ▼14%; Now £100k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £4.3m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Visual Comfort UK Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Pooky Lighting Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Circa Lighting, Ltd.Figures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £6.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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