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Company No. 04055472 · Incorporated 18 Aug 2000

Worldwide Chain Stores Limited

Registered name: WORLDWIDE CHAIN STORES LIMITED

Part of Brillian UK Limited group

Worldwide Chain Stores Limited made £3.5m revenue and £811k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Worldwide Chain Stores Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £811k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Mildenhall; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Mildenhall
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue
£3.5m
Growth ▲20.3%
Profit
£811k
Growth ▼30.2%
Profit margin
23.2%
Gross 62.1%
Employees
12
Change ▲9.1%
Profit / employee
£67.6k
Revenue/employee £292k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£2.9m£3.5m
Cost of sales−£986k−£1.3m
Gross profit£1.9m£2.2m
Operating profit£915k£1m
Profit before tax£915k£1m
Profit after tax£1.2m£811k
Profit (best available)£1.2m£811k
Employees (average)1112
Ratios
Profit margin39.9%23.2%
Gross margin66.1%62.1%
Revenue per employee£265k£292k
Profit per employee£106k£67.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.3%
Profit growth—▼30.2%
Headcount growth—▲9.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets——
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
23.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
62.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£292k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£67.6k
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
▲9%
Now 12
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Brillian UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Worldwide Chain Stores Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (12)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £811k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 18 Oct 2026

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