Flash Beauty Distribution UK Ltd
Registered name: FLASH BEAUTY DISTRIBUTION UK LTD
Flash Beauty Distribution UK Ltd made £1.5m revenue and a £245k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Flash Beauty Distribution UK Ltd’s revenue grew 15% to £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £245k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of perfume and cosmetics” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Cost of sales | £178k | £410k | £751k |
| Gross profit | £969k | £893k | £748k |
| Profit before tax | −£344k | −£334k | −£245k |
| Profit after tax | −£347k | −£342k | −£245k |
| Profit (best available) | −£347k | −£342k | −£245k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −30.2% | −26.2% | −16.3% |
| Gross margin | 84.5% | 68.5% | 49.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £230k | £186k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | −£69.4k | −£48.8k | −£24.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲15.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲42.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £23.6k | £43.3k | £72k |
| Net assets | −£346k | −£688k | −£933k |
| Fixed assets | £14.6k | £41.2k | £34.1k |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £130k | £70.1k | £135k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −16.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£24.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9%
- 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 −£933k
- Cash at bank
- ▲66%
- Now £72k
- Headcount
- ▲43%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £34.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£245k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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