Royal Sanders Brands Limited
Registered name: ROYAL SANDERS BRANDS LIMITED
Part of Royal Sanders (UK) Limited groupRoyal Sanders Brands Limited made £42.7m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
Royal Sanders Brands Limited’s revenue was £42.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £3.1m profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Ribbleton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ribbleton, North West
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £42.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£28.1m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £14.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£352k | £2.1m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£352k | £2.1m | £3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 47 | 46 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | 7.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £928k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.2k | £44.9k | £67.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲47.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.1% | ▼2.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £2.7m | £500 | — |
| Net assets | £25.6m | £27.8m | — |
| Fixed assets | £35.3m | £35.3m | — |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £6.2k | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £56.1k | £0 | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £928k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £67.8k
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 46
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Royal Sanders (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Royal Sanders Brands Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Karium LtdRev. £44.9m · Profit £4.5m
- Blue Orange Brand Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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