Card Factory PLC
Registered name: CARD FACTORY PLC
Card Factory PLC made £583m revenue and £31.2m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Card Factory PLC’s revenue grew 7% to £583m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £31.2m profit. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Wakefield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Public 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 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £511m | £543m | £583m |
| Cost of sales | −£326m | −£349m | −£394m |
| Gross profit | £185m | £194m | £189m |
| Operating profit | £76.4m | £79.3m | £59.4m |
| Profit before tax | £65.6m | £64.1m | £43.9m |
| Profit after tax | £49.5m | £47.8m | £31.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £49.5m | £47.8m | £31.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 9.7% | 8.8% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 35.7% | 32.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.2% | ▲7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▼34.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- CF Bidco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £31.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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