Kobayashi-Whittaker Ltd
Registered name: KOBAYASHI-WHITTAKER LTD
Kobayashi-Whittaker Ltd made £193k revenue and £49.9k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Kobayashi-Whittaker Ltd’s revenue grew 93% to £193k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £49.9k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in Frome; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Frome, South West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £100k | £193k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £77.2k | £103k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £22.8k | £90.3k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£3.2k | £63.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£2.7k | £49.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£2.7k | £49.9k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −2.7% | 25.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 22.8% | 46.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £25k | £64.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£675 | £16.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲92.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £143k | £136k | £88.5k | £107k |
| Net assets | £140k | £130k | £91.5k | £96.9k |
| Fixed assets | £30.5k | £23.8k | £18.2k | £14.9k |
| Current assets | £178k | £155k | £104k | £123k |
| Debtors | £24k | £12k | £7.6k | £9.1k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 25.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 46.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £64.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £96.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▲21%
- Now £107k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £14.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £49.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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