Loft & Son Trading Co Ltd
Registered name: LOFT & SON TRADING CO LTD
Loft & Son Trading Co Ltd made £350k revenue and £5k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
Loft & Son Trading Co Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £350k in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £5k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £426k | £318k | £350k |
| Profit after tax | −£13.1k | −£29.7k | £5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£13.1k | −£29.7k | £5k |
| Staff costs | £78.5k | £85.4k | £69k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.1% | −9.3% | 1.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £63.5k | £87.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£5.9k | £1.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼25.3% | ▲10.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£32k | −£30k | −£10k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £13k | £10k | £20k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £87.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now −£10k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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