Trotters (Childrenswear & Accessories) Limited
Registered name: TROTTERS (CHILDRENSWEAR & ACCESSORIES) LIMITED
Trotters (Childrenswear & Accessories) Limited made £20.8m revenue and £890k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Trotters (Childrenswear & Accessories) Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £20.8m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £890k profit and 160 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.7m | £18.4m | £19m | £20.8m |
| Cost of sales | £7.9m | £8.6m | £9m | £10m |
| Gross profit | £8.8m | £9.7m | £10m | £10.8m |
| Operating profit | £703k | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £704k | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £524k | £985k | £1m | £890k |
| Profit (best available) | £524k | £985k | £1m | £890k |
| Staff costs | £4.1m | £4.4m | £4.8m | £5.4m |
| Employees (average) | 153 | 171 | 159 | 160 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.1% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 52.7% | 53% | 52.7% | 51.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £109k | £108k | £119k | £130k |
| Profit per employee | £3.4k | £5.8k | £6.5k | £5.6k |
| Cash conversion | −50.4% | −91.8% | −94.3% | −129.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.1% | ▲3.3% | ▲9.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲87.8% | ▲4.2% | ▼13.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.8% | ▼7% | ▲0.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.9m | £4.2m | £4.5m | £4.8m |
| Net assets | £4.9m | £4.9m | £5m | £5.3m |
| Fixed assets | £678k | £679k | £576k | £548k |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £6.7m | £7.4m | £7.7m |
| Debtors | £0 | £238k | £320k | £460k |
| Deferred income | £131k | £309k | £248k | £258k |
| Cash from operations | −£354k | −£1.1m | −£1.2m | −£1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 51.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £130k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −129.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £5.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲6%
- Now £4.8m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 160
- Deferred income
- ▲4%
- Now £258k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £548k
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)
- Trotters Childrenswear USA 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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £890k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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