How much does Haworth Scouring Company Limited make?

Haworth Scouring Company Limited reported revenue of £9.2m and a loss of £630k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Haworth Scouring Company Limited have?

Haworth Scouring Company Limited reported an average of 59 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Haworth Scouring Company Limited profitable?

No — Haworth Scouring Company Limited reported a loss of £630k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01029047 · Incorporated 28 Oct 1971

Haworth Scouring Company Limited

Registered name: HAWORTH SCOURING COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limited group

Haworth Scouring Company Limited made £9.2m revenue and a £630k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Haworth Scouring Company Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £9.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £630k and 59 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in West Yorkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 54 yrs · since 1971
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking of the company is Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£9.2m

Growth ▼4.2%

Profit

−£630k

Growth ▼358.2%

Profit margin

−6.9%

Gross 26.5%

Employees

Change ▲1.7%

Profit / employee

−£10.7k

Revenue/employee £156k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£8m	£10m	£9.6m	£9.2m
Cost of sales	£6.4m	£6.9m	£6.5m	£6.8m
Gross profit	£1.5m	£3.1m	£3.1m	£2.4m
Operating profit	−£553k	£513k	£475k	−£145k
Profit before tax	−£599k	£317k	£344k	−£326k
Profit after tax	−£558k	−£235k	£244k	−£630k
Profit (best available)	−£558k	−£235k	£244k	−£630k
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2.5m	£2.8m
Employees (average)	59	57	58	59
Ratios
Profit margin	−7%	−2.3%	2.5%	−6.9%
Gross margin	19.3%	30.9%	32.7%	26.5%
Revenue per employee	£135k	£176k	£165k	£156k
Profit per employee	−£9.5k	−£4.1k	£4.2k	−£10.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲26.1%	▼4.4%	▼4.2%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼358.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.4%	▲1.8%	▲1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1k	£902	£814	£690
Net assets	£3.1m	£2.9m	£3.1m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£6.4m	£6.3m	£6.4m	£8.5m
Current assets	£2.5m	£1.2m	£1.4m	£1.4m
Debtors	£256k	£195k	£224k	£199k
Deferred income	£688k	£624k	£731k	£624k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 26.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £156k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 92.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼20%; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: ▼15%; Now £690
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 59
Deferred income: ▼15%; Now £624k
Fixed assets: ▲33%; Now £8.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Haworth Scouring Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (12)

Curtis Wool Direct LimitedRev. £39.5m · Profit £1.1m
A.f. Wilkinson LimitedFigures not disclosed
Bussey-Hewitt Wools LimitedFigures not disclosed
Curtis (Wool) Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Enco Global Testing Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Enco Wool Testing Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Francis Willey (English) LimitedFigures not disclosed
G S Wools LimitedFigures not disclosed
Haworth Combing Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Jamieson and Smith (Shetland Wool Brokers) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Natural Fibres LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Shetland Carpet Wool Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£630k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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