Michael Spiers (Jewellers) Limited
Registered name: MICHAEL SPIERS (JEWELLERS) LIMITED
Michael Spiers (Jewellers) Limited made £33.7m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Michael Spiers (Jewellers) Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £33.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.9m profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores” and is based in Plymouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Plymouth, South West
- Age
- 65 yrs · since 1961
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.6m | £26.5m | £28.7m | £33.7m |
| Cost of sales | £16m | £17m | £18m | £22.6m |
| Gross profit | £8.6m | £9.5m | £10.8m | £11.2m |
| Operating profit | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.5m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.5m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £2.4m | £2.5m | £3m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 60 | 67 | 68 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 36% | 37.4% | 33.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £417k | £442k | £429k | £496k |
| Profit per employee | £45.7k | £42.2k | £38.1k | £28.6k |
| Cash conversion | −108.5% | −76.9% | −14.3% | 78% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.7% | ▲8.5% | ▲17.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼6.1% | ▲0.7% | ▼23.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.7% | ▲11.7% | ▲1.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.9m | £3m | £394k | £56.1k |
| Net assets | £9.4m | £11.9m | £14.4m | £16.4m |
| Fixed assets | £2.4m | £2.9m | £5.2m | £6.9m |
| Current assets | £13m | £14.4m | £16.1m | £17.3m |
| Debtors | £119k | £97.2k | £383k | £160k |
| Deferred income | £253k | £36.6k | £351k | £346k |
| Cash from operations | −£3.8m | −£2.5m | −£504k | £2.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £496k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £28.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 78%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £16.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼86%
- Now £56.1k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 68
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £346k
- Fixed assets
- ▲34%
- Now £6.9m
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)
- Boarleigh Investment Co. 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 Mar 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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