GB Brands Europe Limited
Registered name: GB BRANDS EUROPE LIMITED
GB Brands Europe Limited made £69.9m revenue and a £800k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
GB Brands Europe Limited’s revenue was £69.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £800k and 36 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in Watford.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 1 yr · since 2024
- 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 2025 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £69.9m |
| Cost of sales | £49.1m |
| Gross profit | £20.8m |
| Operating profit | −£9.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£10.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£800k |
| Profit (best available) | −£800k |
| Staff costs | £10.1m |
| Employees (average) | 36 |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | −1.1% |
| Gross margin | 29.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.9m |
| Profit per employee | −£22.2k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | −£800k |
| Fixed assets | £675k |
| Current assets | £29.8m |
| Debtors | £2m |
| Cash from operations | −£23.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.9m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£22.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.9%
- 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 −£800k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £675k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£800k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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