Jackson's Art Supplies Ltd.
Registered name: JACKSON'S ART SUPPLIES LTD.
Jackson's Art Supplies Ltd. made £22.2m revenue and £486k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
Jackson's Art Supplies Ltd.’s revenue grew 4% to £22.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £486k profit and 133 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- 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 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £22.7m | £22.7m | £21.4m | £22.2m |
| Cost of sales | £14.6m | £14.2m | £13.4m | £13.7m |
| Gross profit | £8.2m | £8.5m | £8m | £8.5m |
| Operating profit | £2.9m | £2.8m | £1.5m | £683k |
| Profit before tax | £2.9m | £2.9m | £1.3m | £735k |
| Profit after tax | £2.3m | £2.3m | £883k | £486k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3m | £2.3m | £883k | £486k |
| Employees (average) | 111 | 118 | 128 | 133 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.2% | 9.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 35.9% | 37.4% | 37.5% | 38.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £205k | £192k | £167k | £167k |
| Profit per employee | £21k | £19.1k | £6.9k | £3.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.4% | ▼5.6% | ▲3.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▼60.8% | ▼45% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.3% | ▲8.5% | ▲3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.1m | £5.2m | £3.6m | £3.5m |
| Net assets | £8.2m | £10.5m | £11.8m | £12.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £2m | £1.7m | £545k |
| Current assets | £10m | £13.6m | £12.4m | £15m |
| Debtors | £645k | £1.3m | £403k | £166k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £167k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £12.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £3.5m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 133
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼68%
- Now £545k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Brainstorm Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Handprinted LtdFigures not disclosed
- Jackson's Property Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- Pegasus Art 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 31 Dec 2024 (profit £486k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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