Design by Country Limited
Registered name: DESIGN BY COUNTRY LIMITED
Design by Country Limited made £91.8k revenue and £62 profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Design by Country Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £91.8k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £62 profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shrewsbury, West Midlands
- 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 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) | £87.7k | £171k | £68.7k | £91.8k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £5.9k | £7.6k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £62.8k | £84.3k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£7.3k | £62 |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£7.3k | £62 |
| Profit after tax | £13.1k | £12.4k | −£7.3k | £62 |
| Profit (best available) | £13.1k | £12.4k | −£7.3k | £62 |
| Staff costs | £75.7k | £78k | — | — |
| Employees (average) | — | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 15% | 7.2% | −10.7% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 91.4% | 91.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £17.1k | £34.3k | £45.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.2k | −£3.7k | £31 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲95.3% | ▼59.9% | ▲33.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.8% | ▼159.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼80% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £6.2k | £80.3k | £86.6k |
| Net assets | £14.3k | £13.9k | £28.8k | £28.8k |
| Fixed assets | £38.1k | £98.5k | £73.9k | £60.3k |
| Current assets | £64.4k | £48.2k | £111k | £194k |
| Debtors | — | £42k | £30.2k | £107k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 65.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 116.7%
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £28.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8%
- Now £86.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £60.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £62), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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