West Wittering Estate P L C
Registered name: WEST WITTERING ESTATE P L C
West Wittering Estate P L C made £4.1m revenue and £935k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
West Wittering Estate P L C’s revenue grew 17% to £4.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £935k profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Chichester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chichester, South East
- Age
- 74 yrs · since 1952
- Type
- Public 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 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3m | £3.3m | £3.5m | £4.1m |
| Cost of sales | £2.2m | £1.8m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Gross profit | £773k | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | £41.6k | £723k | £636k | £945k |
| Profit before tax | £45.1k | £737k | £639k | £936k |
| Profit after tax | £13.2k | £556k | £463k | £935k |
| Profit (best available) | £13.2k | £556k | £463k | £935k |
| Employees (average) | 60 | 52 | 56 | 64 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 16.8% | 13.4% | 23.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 44.9% | 41.9% | 45% |
| Revenue per employee | £50k | £63.5k | £61.8k | £63.4k |
| Profit per employee | £219 | £10.7k | £8.3k | £14.6k |
| Cash conversion | −598.5% | −124.8% | −149.3% | −125.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.2% | ▲4.9% | ▲17.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4125% | ▼16.7% | ▲101.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼13.3% | ▲7.7% | ▲14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1m | £1.4m | £24.9k | £229k |
| Net assets | £9.5m | £9.9m | £10.3m | £10.5m |
| Fixed assets | £10.1m | £10.1m | £12.5m | £11.6m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £1.8m | £274k | £481k |
| Debtors | £31.6k | £31.3k | £57k | £60k |
| Deferred income | £48.3k | £59.1k | £72.9k | £75.6k |
| Cash from operations | −£249k | −£903k | −£950k | −£1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 23.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £63.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −125.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 285.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £10.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲820%
- Now £229k
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 64
- Deferred income
- ▲4%
- Now £75.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £11.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £935k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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