Layers International Ltd
Registered name: LAYERS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Layers International Ltd made £677k revenue and a £129k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024.
Layers International Ltd’s revenue fell 27% to £677k in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £129k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1m | £928k | £677k |
| Cost of sales | £463k | £556k | £318k |
| Gross profit | £600k | £372k | £359k |
| Operating profit | −£35.4k | −£246k | −£123k |
| Profit before tax | −£37.7k | −£251k | −£129k |
| Profit after tax | −£35.4k | −£241k | −£129k |
| Profit (best available) | −£35.4k | −£241k | −£129k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.3% | −25.9% | −19% |
| Gross margin | 56.5% | 40.1% | 53% |
| Revenue per employee | £152k | £232k | £169k |
| Profit per employee | −£5.1k | −£60.1k | −£32.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.7% | ▼27.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼42.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £5.7k | £431 | £194 |
| Net assets | −£52.3k | −£293k | −£421k |
| Fixed assets | £21.2k | £1.8k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £382k | £296k | £91.8k |
| Debtors | £5k | £11.1k | £6.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −19%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £169k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£32.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- 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
- —
- Now −£421k
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £194
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼40%
- Now £1.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£129k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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