Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd
Registered name: DURHAM BED AND FURNITURE GROUP LTD
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd made £2.4m revenue and a £4.8k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2022.
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd’s revenue grew 55% to £2.4m in the year to 30 Nov 2022, with a loss of £4.8k and 49 employees. The company is classified under “retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store” and is based in Sunderland; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Sunderland, North East
- Age
- 5 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 Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £2.4m |
| Cost of sales | £931k | £1.1m |
| Gross profit | £627k | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £7.4k | −£4.7k |
| Profit before tax | £7.4k | −£4.8k |
| Profit after tax | £7.4k | −£4.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £7.4k | −£4.8k |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 49 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | 40.2% | 53.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £41k | £49.3k |
| Profit per employee | £195 | −£97 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲55.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼164.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲28.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £24.4k | £50.2k |
| Net assets | −£32.6k | −£112k |
| Fixed assets | £26k | £29.3k |
| Current assets | £91.5k | £167k |
| Debtors | £3k | £5.2k |
| Deferred income | £5.1k | £435 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £49.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£97
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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 −£112k
- Cash at bank
- ▲106%
- Now £50.2k
- Headcount
- ▲29%
- Now 49
- Deferred income
- ▼91%
- Now £435
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £29.3k
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 30 Nov 2022 (profit −£4.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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