House of Westphalia Limited
Registered name: HOUSE OF WESTPHALIA LIMITED
House of Westphalia Limited made £43.7m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
House of Westphalia Limited’s revenue was £43.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Luton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Luton, East of England
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.3m | £43.1m | £43.5m | £43.7m |
| Cost of sales | £31.1m | £36.5m | £36.2m | £36.3m |
| Gross profit | £7.2m | £6.7m | £7.4m | £7.4m |
| Operating profit | £3.1m | £2.3m | £2.3m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.1m | £2.3m | £2.3m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | £1.5m | £1.5m | £2.2m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 42 | 45 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.5% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 18.7% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £890k | £1m | £968k | £1m |
| Profit per employee | £57.7k | £41.8k | £38k | £26k |
| Cash conversion | −75.4% | −104.1% | −79.3% | −231% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.7% | ▲1% | ▲0.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼29.2% | ▼2.7% | ▼36% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.3% | ▲7.1% | ▼6.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.7m | £5.9m | £6.2m | £7.6m |
| Net assets | £8.8m | £10.2m | £10.7m | £11.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £10.2m | £11.7m | £11.6m | £12.2m |
| Debtors | £4.4m | £4.3m | £4.4m | £3.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.3m | −£2.4m | −£1.8m | −£3.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £26k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −231%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £11.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲22%
- Now £7.6m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £2.1m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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