Designer Sofas Group Ltd.
Registered name: DESIGNER SOFAS GROUP LTD.
Designer Sofas Group Ltd. made £53.6m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Designer Sofas Group Ltd.’s revenue was £53.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.2m profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25.4m | £26.6m | £30.6m | £53.6m |
| Cost of sales | £14.5m | £15.6m | £16.1m | £27.7m |
| Gross profit | £10.8m | £11m | £14.5m | £25.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £3.3m | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £2.9m | £2.1m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.9m | £2.1m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £3.1m | £4.7m | £8.1m |
| Employees (average) | 72 | 74 | 86 | 102 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.4% | 8% | 7% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 41.2% | 47.4% | 48.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £352k | £360k | £356k | £526k |
| Profit per employee | £40.1k | £28.7k | £24.8k | £11.8k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 173.4% | 355.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.9% | ▲15% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼26.4% | ▲0.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.8% | ▲16.2% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3m | £4.3m | £4.1m | £5.2m |
| Net assets | £5m | £7.1m | £9.2m | £10.5m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £2.9m | £5.6m | £6.9m |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £7.3m | £8.4m | £10.5m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £621k | £32.4k | £25k |
| Cash from operations | — | £3.3m | £3.7m | £4.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £526k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 355.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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 £10.5m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £5.2m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 102
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £6.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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