John Anthony (Swindon) Limited
Registered name: JOHN ANTHONY (SWINDON) LIMITED
Part of Frasers Group PLC groupJohn Anthony (Swindon) Limited made £4.7m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
John Anthony (Swindon) Limited’s revenue was £4.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with a loss of £1.9m. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in Manchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Manchester
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.7m | £4.7m |
| Cost of sales | −£3.2m | −£3.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £797k |
| Operating profit | −£715k | −£1.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£717k | −£1.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£568k | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£568k | −£1.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −12% | −40.6% |
| Gross margin | 32.7% | 17% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −40.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Frasers Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Frasers Group Trading Limited75–100%
- Mta John Anthony (Holdings) Limited75–100%
- John Anthony (Swindon) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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