How much does Shaws Since1897 Limited make?

Shaws Since1897 Limited reported revenue of £8.2m and a loss of £659k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shaws Since1897 Limited have?

Shaws Since1897 Limited reported an average of 123 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Shaws Since1897 Limited profitable?

No — Shaws Since1897 Limited reported a loss of £659k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 09386571 · Incorporated 13 Jan 2015

Shaws Since1897 Limited

Registered name: SHAWS SINCE1897 LIMITED

Shaws Since1897 Limited made £8.2m revenue and a £659k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Shaws Since1897 Limited’s revenue was £8.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £659k and 123 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Wolverhampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Age: 11 yrs · since 2015
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. From the filing: “The Company's immediate parent company is Victoria & Albert Baths Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The Company's ultimate parent company and controlling party is Fortune Brands I”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£8.2m

Growth ▲0%

Profit

−£659k

Growth —

Profit margin

−8.1%

Gross −7.9%

Employees

123

Change ▲7.9%

Profit / employee

−£5.4k

Revenue/employee £66.3k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.5m	£8.2m	£8.2m
Cost of sales	£8.9m	£10.5m	£8.8m
Gross profit	−£442k	−£2.3m	−£645k
Operating profit	−£2.1m	−£5.5m	£131k
Profit before tax	−£2.1m	−£5.9m	−£659k
Profit after tax	−£2.1m	−£5.9m	−£659k
Profit (best available)	−£2.1m	−£5.9m	−£659k
Employees (average)	111	114	123
Ratios
Profit margin	−24.4%	−72.8%	−8.1%
Gross margin	−5.2%	−28.2%	−7.9%
Revenue per employee	£76.4k	£71.5k	£66.3k
Profit per employee	−£18.7k	−£52k	−£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.9%	▲0%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.7%	▲7.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£896k	£650k	£1.1m
Net assets	£239k	−£5.7m	−£6.4m
Fixed assets	£2m	£515k	£63.4k
Current assets	£3.6m	£4.9m	£7m
Debtors	£631k	£567k	£512k
Deferred income	£249k	£360k	£340k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −8.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −7.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £66.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.3%; 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: —; Now −£6.4m
Cash at bank: ▲62%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 123
Deferred income: ▼6%; Now £340k
Fixed assets: ▼88%; Now £63.4k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc (registered outside the UK register)

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 Dec 2024 (profit −£659k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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