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Company No. 01870320 · Incorporated 10 Dec 1984

Colefax Group PLC

Registered name: COLEFAX GROUP PLC

Colefax Group PLC made £116m revenue and £7.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.

Colefax Group PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £116m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £7.8m profit and 360 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
41 yrs · since 1984
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2026

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£116m
Growth ▲5.4%
Profit
£7.8m
Growth ▲19.1%
Profit margin
6.7%
Gross 57.1%
Employees
360
Change ▲1.1%
Profit / employee
£21.5k
Revenue/employee £322k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202430 Apr 202530 Apr 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£107m£110m£116m
Cost of sales−£47.1m−£46.8m−£49.8m
Gross profit£60m£63.2m£66.2m
Operating profit£8.5m£9.6m£11.3m
Profit before tax£7.7m£8.9m£10.5m
Profit after tax£5.8m£6.5m£7.8m
Profit (best available)£5.8m£6.5m£7.8m
Employees (average)378356360
Ratios
Profit margin5.4%5.9%6.7%
Gross margin56%57.5%57.1%
Revenue per employee£283k£309k£322k
Profit per employee£15.3k£18.3k£21.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲2.6%▲5.4%
Profit growth—▲12.3%▲19.1%
Headcount growth—▼5.8%▲1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
57.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£322k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£21.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲1%
Now 360
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (6)

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 accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £7.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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