Carl Hansen & Son UK Limited
Registered name: CARL HANSEN & SON UK LIMITED
Carl Hansen & Son UK Limited made £1.2m revenue and £56.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Carl Hansen & Son UK Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £56.4k profit and 9 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
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £937k | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Gross profit | −£518k | −£477k | −£472k | −£551k |
| Operating profit | £63.1k | £73.6k | £85.7k | £56.3k |
| Profit before tax | £53.1k | £75.7k | £103k | £78.9k |
| Profit after tax | £25.2k | £58.1k | £72k | £56.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £25.2k | £58.1k | £72k | £56.4k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.7% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Gross margin | −55.3% | −39.9% | −34.9% | −46.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £104k | £133k | £135k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | £2.8k | £6.5k | £7.2k | £6.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.3% | ▲13.4% | ▼13.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲130.4% | ▲23.9% | ▼21.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲11.1% | ▼10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £0 | £122k |
| Net assets | £224k | £282k | £354k | £410k |
| Fixed assets | £117k | £96.1k | £75.5k | £54.9k |
| Current assets | £701k | £592k | £673k | £1.2m |
| Debtors | £465k | £394k | £480k | £905k |
| Deferred income | £51.6k | £45.1k | £4.5k | £24.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −46.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 77%
- 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
- ▲16%
- Now £410k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £122k
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▲444%
- Now £24.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▼27%
- Now £54.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £56.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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