Ferpat Ltd
Registered name: FERPAT LTD
Ferpat Ltd made £423k revenue and £9.1k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Ferpat Ltd’s revenue fell 8% to £423k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £9.1k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores” and is based in Wigan; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wigan, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £491k | £486k | £458k | £423k |
| Profit after tax | £10k | £9.6k | £4.5k | £9.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £10k | £9.6k | £4.5k | £9.1k |
| Staff costs | £34.8k | £23.8k | £42.8k | £55.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £162k | £114k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | — | £3.2k | £1.1k | £2.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.1% | ▼5.8% | ▼7.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼3.3% | ▼53.5% | ▲102.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲33.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £14.2k | £16.6k | £20.9k | £30.2k |
| Fixed assets | £2.1k | £3.6k | £4.2k | £3.8k |
| Current assets | £19k | £21.2k | £24.8k | £36.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- 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
- ▲45%
- Now £30.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £3.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £9.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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