The Martlets Trading Co Ltd
Registered name: THE MARTLETS TRADING CO LTD
Part of Southern Hospice Group groupThe Martlets Trading Co Ltd made £829k revenue and £0 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Martlets Trading Co Ltd’s revenue fell 55% to £829k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £0 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Hove; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hove, South East
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.9m | £829k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£83.3k | −£17.7k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.8m | £812k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £163k | £0 |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £163k | £0 |
| Profit after tax | — | £196k | £163k | £0 |
| Profit (best available) | — | £196k | £163k | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 8.8% | 0% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 95.5% | 97.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £618k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £5.8k | £54.5k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼55.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼16.8% | ▼100% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼91.2% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £39.7k | £47.4k | £79.9k | — |
| Net assets | −£123k | £1 | −£33k | — |
| Fixed assets | £31.7k | £21.4k | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £198k | £373k | £479k | — |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £5.5k | £2.9k | — |
| Deferred income | £37.2k | £22.5k | £72.6k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 97.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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.
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
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Southern Hospice Groupultimate parent75–100%
- The Martlets Hospice Limited75–100%
- The Martlets Trading Co Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Southern Hospice Group Home Care LtdRev. — · Profit £11.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £0), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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