David Phillips (Ff&e) Limited
Registered name: DAVID PHILLIPS (FF&E) LIMITED
Part of Occam Wile Limited groupDavid Phillips (Ff&e) Limited made £12m revenue and a £178k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
David Phillips (Ff&e) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £12m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £178k and 22 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.9m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | £8.2m | £10.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | £804k | −£178k |
| Profit after tax | £804k | −£178k |
| Profit (best available) | £804k | −£178k |
| Staff costs | £1m | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | −1.5% |
| Gross margin | 24.5% | 15.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £575k | £546k |
| Profit per employee | £42.3k | −£8.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼122.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲15.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £411k | £248k |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £3.3m |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £5.9m |
| Debtors | £21.2k | £779 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £546k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼40%
- Now £248k
- Headcount
- ▲16%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Occam Wile Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- David Phillips (Ff&e) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- David Phillips Furniture LtdIn AdministrationRev. £28.4m · Profit £2.3m
- David Phillips (Rental) LimitedIn Administration/Administrative ReceiverRev. £3.3m · Profit £184k
- Milc Property Stylists LtdActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £2.5m · Profit £152k
- Peel Mount Contract Furnishings LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£178k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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