How much does Charlies Stores Limited make?

Charlies Stores Limited reported revenue of £63.8m and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Charlies Stores Limited have?

Charlies Stores Limited reported an average of 406 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Charlies Stores Limited profitable?

Yes — Charlies Stores Limited reported a profit of £2.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 01761459 · Incorporated 14 Oct 1983

Charlies Stores Limited

Registered name: CHARLIES STORES LIMITED

Part of Charlies Stores Group Limited group

Charlies Stores Limited made £63.8m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Charlies Stores Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £63.8m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.2m profit and 406 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Welshpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Welshpool, West Midlands
Age: 43 yrs · since 1983
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£63.8m

Growth ▲2.4%

Profit

£2.2m

Growth ▲65.8%

Profit margin

3.4%

Gross 36.1%

Employees

406

Change ▲3.3%

Profit / employee

£5.3k

Revenue/employee £157k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£72.4m	£73.8m	£62.3m	£63.8m
Cost of sales	£47.8m	£51.3m	£41.1m	£40.8m
Gross profit	£24.5m	£22.5m	£21.1m	£23m
Operating profit	£5.3m	£3.4m	£2.1m	£3.1m
Profit before tax	£5.2m	£3.1m	£1.7m	£2.8m
Profit after tax	£4.1m	£2.4m	£1.3m	£2.2m
Profit (best available)	£4.1m	£2.4m	£1.3m	£2.2m
Staff costs	£10.5m	£11m	£10.7m	£11.2m
Employees (average)	428	446	393	406
Ratios
Profit margin	5.7%	3.2%	2.1%	3.4%
Gross margin	33.9%	30.4%	34%	36.1%
Revenue per employee	£169k	£165k	£158k	£157k
Profit per employee	£9.7k	£5.3k	£3.3k	£5.3k
Cash conversion	−12.5%	25.9%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲2%	▼15.6%	▲2.4%
Profit growth	—	▼42.4%	▼45.1%	▲65.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.2%	▼11.9%	▲3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£3.4m	£4.5m	£3.7m
Net assets	£24m	£26.4m	£16.2m	£18.4m
Fixed assets	£13.4m	£14.3m	£2.2m	£2m
Current assets	£25.8m	£32.5m	£30m	£36.7m
Debtors	£1.5m	£2.8m	£723k	£806k
Deferred income	£1.3m	£2.2m	£1.8m	£1.6m
Cash from operations	−£655k	£885k	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £157k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.3%; 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: ▲13%; Now £18.4m
Cash at bank: ▼18%; Now £3.7m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 406
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £2m

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

Charlies Stores Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Charlies Stores Holdings Limited75–100%
Charlies Stores Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Charlies Ag and Turf LimitedRev. £25.7m · Profit £264k

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 Jul 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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