Cost U Less Wholesale Ltd
Registered name: COST U LESS WHOLESALE LTD
Cost U Less Wholesale Ltd made £5.2m revenue and £468k profit in the year to 30 Jul 2025.
Cost U Less Wholesale Ltd’s revenue grew 116% to £5.2m in the year to 30 Jul 2025, with £468k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Jul 2022 | 30 Jul 2023 | 30 Jul 2024 | 30 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £2.4m | £5.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.9m | £4.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £469k | £950k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £242k | £518k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £212k | £468k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £212k | £468k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 8.8% | 9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 19.5% | 18.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £268k | £372k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £23.6k | £33.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲115.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲120.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲75% | ▲28.6% | ▲55.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £41.8k | £41.8k |
| Net assets | £25.5k | £227k | £439k | £982k |
| Fixed assets | £15k | £186k | £272k | £528k |
| Current assets | £25.2k | £109k | £274k | £587k |
| Debtors | — | — | £131k | £293k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £372k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £33.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- 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
- ▲124%
- Now £982k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £41.8k
- Headcount
- ▲56%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲94%
- Now £528k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jul 2025 (profit £468k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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