Gobrands UK Holdings Ltd
Registered name: GOBRANDS UK HOLDINGS LTD
Gobrands UK Holdings Ltd made £102m revenue and a £30.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Gobrands UK Holdings Ltd’s revenue grew 30% to £102m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £30.3m and 535 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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. From the filing: “GoBrands EU Intermediate Holdings S.a.r.l.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £78.2m | £102m |
| Cost of sales | £54.8m | £72.1m |
| Gross profit | £23.4m | £29.9m |
| Operating profit | −£48.4m | −£25.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£51.7m | −£30.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£51.7m | −£30.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£51.7m | −£30.3m |
| Staff costs | £45.2m | £34.2m |
| Employees (average) | 842 | 535 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −66.1% | −29.7% |
| Gross margin | 29.9% | 29.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £92.8k | £191k |
| Profit per employee | −£61.3k | −£56.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼36.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £9.8m | £6m |
| Net assets | −£110m | −£137m |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £20.4m | £19.3m |
| Debtors | £782k | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | £3.2m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | −£33.1m | −£19.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −29.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £191k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£56.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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 −£137m
- Cash at bank
- ▼39%
- Now £6m
- Headcount
- ▼36%
- Now 535
- Deferred income
- ▼31%
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼38%
- Now £3.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Gobrands Groceries LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£30.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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